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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 2835302, member: 88829&quot;]You guys are real eagle eyes, and at 3:30 in the morning no less!&nbsp; I have never seen the caped barbarian, and had not paid attention to the soldier until this morning.&nbsp; Thanks for showing us the way Randy, and with such fine material!!&nbsp; Now I&#039;m on the lookout for a caped barbarian (drool-drool).</p><p><br /></p><p>Like Martin I have only an example of 128 from Antioch, and it is not showing anything interesting for either figure.</p><p>Following your lead Randy and looking at other mints, I have not seen a caped barbarian, but I have seen extended capes on the soldier.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one from Trier is most like your OP, Randy, with the lines of the soldier&#039;s cape extending on both sides of his figure all the way to his knees.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]669280[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This example from Cyzicus extends down and is seen on right and bottom, but not so much on the left.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]669286[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This example from Constantinople shows the wrap of a short cape down the right side to about the length of the skirt.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]669287[/ATTACH] </p><p>In looking at the barbarian in each of these I saw no cape, but I did notice some variation in the treatment of his hair and headgear, which caught my attention.</p><p>At Trier he is bareheaded with a Beatles cut.</p><p>At Cyzicus (off delta) he wears a bowler hat and sports a long pointed beard.</p><p>At Constantinople his hair extends down his neck and is bound with a band around his head.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can show you other hair styles for the barbarian if you would like to see them, but these are the only ones I saw that accompanied the variations in the soldier&#039;s cape.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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