Spatha, cAD300

[Nathan Ross]

isn't the Germanic type itself a modification of the Roman type?

Or perhaps not a modification? Presumably we call these swords 'germanic' because they were found in Germanic graves and bog deposits. But could they originally have been Roman patterns?

Back to the topic - it seems that the only sword that can be securely dated to anywhere near AD300 is the Koln spatha that Evan mentioned, and even that seems to be late 3rd rather than 4th century. Is there really nothing else from this era?