3 Gallic A helmets from Spain

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

Hello.

My friends Pastor gives me an article about the materials booted from an shipwreck near Mallorca (Spain):

Cristobal Veny, “Nuevos materiales de Moro Botiâ€

[jho]

Salve Lucius,

Thank you and laus for the information on the three Roman helmets found in Spain. I just checked the article on Proquest's Periodicals Archive Online but sadly enough the relevant pages were corrupted in the online version of the article.

I have sent you a private mail with my email and would be very grateful if you could provide me with a scanned version of the article if possible.

Thank you!

[jho]

I have received the article on Friday - very interesting. Thank you and laus to Lucius.

[Tarbicus]

For anyone wondering which Gallic A they're similar to:

http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/ ... Itemid,96/

Did they have the knob on top?

[jho]

No, apparently the crest holder arrangement consisted of a simple rectangular metal plate bent to include two "tunnels" for a slide-on crest holder.

[Tarbicus]

No, apparently the crest holder arrangement consisted of a simple rectangular metal plate bent to include two "tunnels" for a slide-on crest holder.

Well, that in itself is important as I can't think of another example of a Gallic A with that type of crest holder. In fact, two tunnels is a first for me. Thanks :wink:

[jho]

The drawing is not particularly clear with respect to the fact that there are TWO tunnels but the Spanish text says:

"En la cuspide de la cofia (...) se halla una plaquita rectangular de 40x60 milimetros la cual se ondula en el centro para dar lugar a la formacion de una especie de DOBLE tunel (...)"

I do not spear a word of Spanish but guessed that this may be referring to a DOUBLE tunnel.

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

I think there are similar to those founded in some gallic g model. A rectangular plate with a depresed central zone that divides the zone in those 2 "tunnels"...

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

Something like this:

[Peroni]

Also, most unusually, there is a large 'U' shaped fitment at the front of the bowls for the attachment of a crest box.


I have never seen this fitting type before on any Roman helmet.

Also very interesting is the size of the brow guard rivets! Very similar to one of the Nijmegen roped-edge Gallic A's and the Mainz Italic D in their form
http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/ ... Itemid,96/

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Exactly what I have been thinking of for my Gallic 'A'!!

Excellent information people!

[Peroni]

[Caballo]

Huge neckguard!!....thats one heck of a way of avoiding sunburn at sea- unless its an anti-seagull device......

[Peroni]

You think that's a big neck guard? Check the size of the neck guard on this Gallic A..
http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/ ... Itemid,96/

[M. Demetrius]

Maybe the neckguard here is the inspiration for the (in)famous Trooper??
(ducks and runs)