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LOT 0635
Roman Bronze Military Helmet Carry Handle with Dolphins
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (37.3 grams, 95 mm).
Composed of two opposing helmets supporting the central knop with their noses, their curved tails forming the suspension loops. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
Acquired from a private collector in 2005.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Accompanied by a typed identification card.
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The upper part of a Beneficiarius dedicatory spear or sceptre, comprising a circular-section shaft with an ivy leaf finial, a crescent (lunula) below and the point with triple acorn-shaped spheres; the lower end of the shaft square-section and with a rosette for attaching it to the wooden part, engraved with X-motifs and circumferential lines. 62 grams, 49 cm
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The beneficiarii, within the Roman army, were soldiers exempted from menial duties and acting as orderlies of senior officers; they were also charged with particular duties by governors and generals. Their distinctive insignia were decorated spears, often with a point shaped like an ivy leaf. The military stela from Perinth depicting a 3rd century beneficiarius shows a very similar spear, mounted over a particular structure on the midshaft of the spear. -
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