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Roman Cavalry Officer, Punic Wars?
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I did a bit of browsing and found this image of a coin from the second punic war, showing a cavalryman

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... Sg0542.jpg

The helmet looks high, open faced, with cheek pieces. The primary weapon is the spear. I can't make out what the image on the shield is meant to be.
Colin
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Re: Roman Cavalry Officer, Punic Wars? - by Scythian - 02-12-2009, 12:22 PM

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