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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8287071, member: 80952&quot;]New fashion tendencies - an outfit composed of helmet and cloak</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1464383[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Marcus Aurelius AD 161-180</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>175-176</p><p>M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM</p><p>Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right</p><p>TR P XXX IMP VIII COS III</p><p>Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak flying behind, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand</p><p><br /></p><p>A strong archaic style - Attic helmet</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1464384[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>10 mm, 0,88 g</p><p>Pisidia, Selge AR Obol Circa 350-300 BC Obverse: Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue Reverse: Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet; behind, astragalos References: SNG France 1928. SNG von Aulock 5281&nbsp; Notes: Archaic style and a scarce variety with Athena portrait left. Possibly pre-dating the usual date of 350-300 BC typically assigned to this type.</p><p><br /></p><p>... and also an archaic Corinthian</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1464385[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mysia. Lampsakos circa 500-450 BC.</p><p>Tetartemorion&nbsp; 0,14 g, 7 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Male head (of Apollo?) to left, wearing taenia.</p><p>Rev: Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, within incuse square.</p><p>Asia Minor Coins, #12762; similar to CNG E-Auction 378 (2016), 161; Pecunem Online Auctions Auction 39&nbsp; 3 January 2016, lot 257;&nbsp; otherwise unpublished in the standard references</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know what kind of helmet this is, perhaps [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] can help, I have seen this type of coins once or twice in his posts</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1464386[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;( <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p><br /></p><p>A Corinthian without its owner</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1464392[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thrace. Mesembria circa 420-320 BC.</p><p>Bronze Æ</p><p>13 mm, 2,16 g</p><p>Crested Corinthian helmet facing / META between four spokes of wheel. SNG BM 272-274; SNG Stancomb 225; Serdica CCCH IX, 14-18; Karayotov II, 47-54; SNG Cop. 653.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>An Attic one on a RR quartuncia</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1464393[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anonymous 217-215 BC. Rome</p><p>Quartuncia Æ</p><p>16 mm, 2,46 g</p><p>Obv: Head of Roma, right, wearing Attic helmet. / Rev: Roma, Prow, right</p><p>RRC 38/8</p><p><br /></p><p>Honorius looks pretty proud about his.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1464394[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Honorius AD 393-423. Cyzicus</p><p>Follis Æ</p><p>18 mm, 2,63 g</p><p>401-403 AD</p><p>D N HONORI-VS P F AVG, bust of Honorius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with cross on left arm / CONCORDI-A AVGG, Constantinopolis, helmeted, draped, enthroned, enthroned, facing front, head right, holding long sceptre in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; beneath her right foot, prow.</p><p>RIC X Arcadius 95[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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