Roman artifacts

[Matthew Amt]

I puzzled by the last two. The upper one, CIMG3532, is very similar to other "Roman spearheads" that folks have asked me about, with that long narrow tang meeting the blade in a pronounced step or ring. I don't think it's Roman at all, but I can't remember what someone else suggested it might be. Possibly a 19th century drill bit or something? Has anyone seen anything like this in a Roman excavation report?

The last one, 3533, is more likely a weapon, but tanged? Never seen a tanged iron spearhead that I recall, except some 18th siege pikes. So is it a dagger blade of some sort? If it's bronze (can't tell from the photo), yeah, it could be Early Bronze Age, or very likely a fake.

The key ring is very neat! (3521) The "scalpel" could just be a regular knife blade, but it's cool, too. Those and the buckle do strike me as authentic, at least. The crossbow brooch looks a little too nice, possibly, but hard to tell.

Someone on another board was just asking about an ebay antiquities dealer, and it turns out that many of his "unique!" items turn up on sale repeatedly, a few months or a year apart. So he's selling modern repros as originals. Caveat Emptor! But that doesn't mean that everything is a fake, of course!

Thanks for sharing the photos!

Matthew