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Roman copper alloy helmet crest
Solid stand with a splayed base decorated with two incised grooves. The shank flares out to a sharp rib which is also decorated with incised lines although these appear to be the result of lather-turning rather than a deliberate attempt at decoration. The shank then bifurcates and is pierced by a circular hole 2.5 in diameter. Helmet crest from either Coolus Type E (Robinson 1975, Pls 60, 66-8) or Coolus Type G (Robinson 1975, Pls 81-7, See also Figs 141-3) Condition: one side of the shank broken off in line of hole.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
82.22H/2.95
Find Information
Site Name: Segontium, Caernarfon
Grid Reference: SH 485 624
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1979
Notes: Context, Code: 2019, Feature type: strip of burnt clay, Date of context: phase 5A Flavian/Trajanic
Measurements
diameter / mm:c. 30 (base)
height / mm:36
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