| 51 Rarely available example from the group of Late Roman crest helmets that broke with the tradition of Early and Middle Imperial helmets whose bowls were hammered from a single piece. Typical of late Roman helmets, this one was now constructed in many pieces. In addition, a shield boss that probably originally belonged to the same complex in a remarkably similar state of preservation. The upper, almost hemispherical part is eight-fold faceted, the lower part is inwardly recessed. The circular rim of 2.5 cm width protruding almost at right angles is pierced with three pairs of square rivet holes. Diameter 15.5 cm. Height 9 cm. Provenance: From the estate of a South German militaria collector, acquired in 2010 at Hermann Historica in auction 59, lot 67. Previously private collection USA, acquired in the 1980s. Published and exhibited in “Attila and the Huns”, Historisches Museum der Pfalz, Speyer 2007, catalogue p. 250 f. Last illustrated and reviewed in Miks, Christian, “Ein spätrömischer Depotfund aus Koblenz am Rhein. Studien zu den Kammhelmen der späten Kaiserzeit”, 2014, p. 231 and plates 119 - 121. Further literature with mention of the helmet listed there. 307712 II € 35.000 29
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDA0OTk=