This helmet retains one moulded reinforcing strip on the left side of the helmet. Its ear guards are also of iron, worked out from the side of the helmet.
The straight rim across the brow with its moulded reinforce, suggest an infantry, rather than a cavalry helmet.
References:
Robinson, H.R. (1975), "The Armour of Imperial Rome", (Arms & Armour Press), p.74, Nos.187-90
