http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/ Roman Legion Shield Patterns Wed, 13 Feb 2013 02:44:08 GMT sergeantwilhelm http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/80 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/80 Salve Brothers, Greetings from the fabrica of Cohors II Legio VI Just posted some photos of latest efforts. Still working on modifying my shield press. I Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:13:20 GMT sergeantwilhelm http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/79 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/79 Salve from Wilhelm the Far Traveller, Guildmaster of the Kingdom of An Tir Guild of Armourers, Weaponsmiths & Jewelers (SCA, Inc): I am in the process of Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:25:15 GMT M.Demetrivs http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/78 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/78 Added a larger photo of our shield blazon. Last on on the photo page. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:43:30 GMT M.Demetrivs http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/77 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/77 Just added the new Coh V scutum design in the Reenactor Shield folder. There ya go! Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:45:40 GMT M.Demetrivs http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/76 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/76 Does anyone have any data on the percentage of scutum bosses that had a round vs. a rectangular flange? Most reenactors use rectangular, but it seems to me Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:05:40 GMT Rich http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/75 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/75 Could also be a crystal as the top of the standard. Antefix of legio xx often show this behind the boar totem, and archaeologists found several with a standard Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:27:55 GMT Erich Torn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/74 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/74 ... It is certainly not an ankh - see links below ... Yes, this is an important question - if it meant "God" or "Eternal Time" or both - "The God-Eternal Time" Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:45:05 GMT David Wills http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/73 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/73 I enlarged the image of the eagle side of the coin until it began to degrade.  What it looks like to me is more like an ankh with a single thinner line Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:13:21 GMT Erich Torn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/72 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/72 We managed to find the identical image/description of coin we mentioned in previous e-mail - in case smbd would think it was not from credible source: "Ptolemy Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:24:11 GMT john http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/71 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/71 Upon reviewing the image base of grave stelle on RAT http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/option,com_imagebase/Itemid,94/ I have become convinced that a Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:22:41 GMT Erich Torn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/70 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/70 ... letters) ... resemblance ... Oh, I see - a coincidence Of course it should be Jesus Christ - how may it be smth else than Jesus Christ?! Misconceptions of Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:49:08 GMT David Wills http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/69 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/69 Your first theory may perhaps be true, but the second is in error:  Chi Rho (which looks kind of like P X overlay in English letters) is simply the first two Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:25:01 GMT Erika http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/68 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/68 Hello everybody, I am here to complete a part of my research related to symbolism of Hagal/double Trident (vajra/dorje) on the Roman shields I am not a Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:23:33 GMT D. M. VARIANvS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/67 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/67 Well, Indians, alas, just don't care. :-( As for the patera, it could be like $15. or less. It's crazy. I'd rather tin it myself. ... -- DECIMvS MERCATIvS Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:13:28 GMT dean cunningham http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/66 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanshield/message/66 Strictly speaking eating from lead lined pans once or twice a year isn't going to really cause much harm but I guess I just can't believe anyone would think