Armour - Buckle with Articulated Plate - For Breastplate from Corbridge-type Lorica Segmentata

Unique buckle and plate type that was only used on Roman Lorica Segmentata armour.

It was used on all versions of the Corbridge-type (A to C) to fasten together the breastplates.
It played the same function as the plain D-buckle on the Kalkriese type and the turn keys on the Newstead type.

The Corbridge-type is dated to the mid-1st to mid-2nd century AD,
especially the Claudian to Traianic/Hadrianic eras.


References:
Bishop, Lorica Segmentata I, figure 5.1, 5.4, 5.6 b, 5.9, 5.10, 10.1.
Thomas, Lorica Segmentata II, figure 5, # 1, 4 and 7.

This example matches type Aiii with finds at Vindonissa, Cirnchester and, in an almost exact match, Kaiseraugst Germany (dated to 50 AD).