helmet identification ?

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Sir_Anthony_of_york
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helmet identification ?

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Dose any one know what this helmet is called ?

All I know is that its a roman archers helmet .
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It's based on the Dar al-Medinah helmet, I believe.
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That's the helm of a Hamian archer, they were auxiliaries from Syria. The helm is based off of a group of auxiliaries depicted on Trajin's column.
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Trajan's, if you're having trouble finding it via Google.
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