ROMAN iron spear butt circa 200 BC-400 AD
$55.00
ROMAN, spear butt, circa 200 BC-400 AD, pyramidal point on conical socket, iron, 132x22mm, 86.63g, acquired in Italy, 1960s, corroded, G
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Description
The Latin word for these is “bulla.” Having a reasonably standard size, shape, and weight allowed the possibility of improving aim.
The Romans used spears as part of their military kit from the start until the end. At a certain point the back ends started being fitted with a metal point. The point could be driven into the ground to provide stability against a charging hoseman.
Over the decades I’ve been selling collectibles my market has been about 97% coins, 2% paper money, 1% everything else.
