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Helmets for Thessalian Heavy Cavalry Wargaming Miniatures
The Athenian Xenophon (Peri Hippikēs 12.3) recommended the Boiotian helmet for cavalry as it was strong and did not obstruct vision. The Boiotian helmet is the most popular helmet depicted worn by cavalrymen on Thessalian coins.
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| Photo no. 13 A Boiotian helmet. |
Another popular helmet in Thessalian art is the so-called Phrygian helmet with a high peak. The two Thessalian examples on my previous web page—photos no. 4 and 12—depict this helmet without cheek pieces. However, cheek pieces would certainly not be out of the question.
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| Photo no. 14 A so-called Phrygian helmet with cheek pieces. |
Several of the Thessalian coins depicted on my previous web page seem to depict a variation of the Boiotian helmet that was later popular during the Hellenistic era and was especially popular on Baktrian-Greek coins. See photos no. 6, 7, 8 and 9.
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| Photo no. 15 Silver tetradrachma of Eukratides I, Greek king of Baktria. reigned ca. 170–145 BCE. King Eukratides wearing a variation of the Boiotian helmet. The bull’s horn and ear on the side of the helmet would not have been on the helmets of anyone but the king. The plume is shown much reduced in size in order to fit on the coin. |
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