officer\'s armor

[Marcu Lucius Scipio]

I have found a number of different features for officers armor ranging from the simple lorica segmentata to rather ornately decorated formed body armor. There seems to be no specific uniformity there. I wonder though, did more senior officers walking alongside the centurions have metal chest armor or leather body armor with built in cingulum? Surely there had to be more distinctive body armor about for more senior officers. Before I make any kind of purchase on anything I would like to know specifically about these things or is it more creative license.