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Name: Imperial Italic C 02 (Cremona)
Robinson type: Imperial Italic C
Findspot: From the River Po at Cremona (ITA)
Date: third quarter, 1st century AD.
Now kept: Museo Stibbert, Florence.
Dimensions: Unknown
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Remarks:
  • Bronze and of crude workmanship.
  • There are three embossed ridges at the rear of the occiput. The crest holder at the apex of the crown is of the twist-on type. A hook is riveted at the front and back to secure the crest box. The neck guard also has a single embossed ridge.
  • The cheek guards have a hollow rim combined with a raised panel in the centre.
  • Courtesy Civico Museo Ala Ponzone, Cremona-IT - photo Roma-victrix.com
References:
  • Robinson, H.R. (1975), "The Armour of Imperial Rome", (Arms & Armour Press), p.66, Nos.155-9
Now kept: Cremona

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