Lorica Segmentata pieces

[Gaius Colletti]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't think that is from Lorica Segmentata. The piece is too small to be from a segmentata, even the lesser shoulder guards (the corbridge models anyways). Furthermore the lorica plates were not strapped to each other by a metal wire, they were riveted to a piece of leather. Also I am not sure what the "hole punches" are for, probably some sort of lacing, but certainly nothing from a segmentata that we know of.

The hole punches if anything are more reminiscent of a manica rather than segmentata. I have seen similar ones on ebay through dealers ebay claims to be "reputable". I say "reputable" since ebay still allows a seller who sells clearly artificially aged modern helmets as ancient ones for thousands of USD.