Christies Late Roman helmet: 1 or 2?

[Nathan Ross]

the recent EXARC publication (?) in which archaeologist made a point about accuracy among reenactors.

Interesting, thanks - I didn't know about EXARC! Was that something to do with this event?

Was the point that accuracy is increasing? How would this accuracy be measured, I wonder?

It's interesting too to read through this old thread (and this one, from even further back!). I've noticed quite a few replicas of the 'Christies' helmet appearing among reenactors in recent years; have the questions of authenticity been pretty much settled, then, at least in popular opinion?

I also wondered, looking back at all the points above, about the date of this helmet type (if genuine). The original auction texts say 4th-5th century, whereas most people seem to think 3rd-4th. But if the hinges are seen as being similar to the Deir-el-Medina, and the D-e-M could possibly be dated much later (6th century, I think, according to Christian Miks), then the 'Christies' could be from the end of the ridge helmet chronology, rather than the beginning... So much we don't know!