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Attic helmet

"The Attic helmet was a type of helmet that originated in Classical Greece and was widely used in Italy and the Hellenistic world until well into the Roman Empire. Its name is a modern historiographic convention: "Terms such as Illyrian and Attic are used in archaeology for convenience to denote a particular type of helmet and do not imply its origin".

The Attic helmet was similar to the Chalcidian helmet but lacked a nose guard. Although in Greece itself its use was not as widespread as the Corinthian or Phrygian types, the Attic helmet became very popular in Italy, where most examples have been found. Many Italian peoples used variations of the attic helmet, but archaeologically it has been especially prominent in Samnite and Lucanian burials and their associated art (frescos etc.)." - (en.wikipedia.org 28.01.2022)

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Didrachme, VS: Athenakopf mit Helm; RS: StierDidrachme, VS: Athenakopf mit attischem Helm; RS: LöweDidrachme, VS: Athenakopf mit attischem Helm; RS: Löwe reißt Hirsch
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