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Message:: [QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2878117, member: 19463"]When Tory's book was written there was a lot less out there on these coins than now.  In the last 20 years we have seen a lot more on the attire and hairstyles of the barbarians.  We have found coins that were a bit hard to force into the FH1 to FH4 descriptions (like the struggling to his feet as opposed to seated).  Tory dropped out of the hobby and no one else picked up his crusade for recognition of the stirrups.  No one then mentioned little differences.  Tory owned Bruck in German and read German; I had to wait for the translation to be published.  I suspect Dane would have spent more time on the FH coins but her efforts in saving Wildwinds is enough to keep anyone busy. FH2.1  "Struggling" barbarian with radial shield held by soldier[ATTACH=full]689126[/ATTACH] I observe that every specialty I investigate seems to be a lot more complex than we previously thought.  I have a feeling that a proper study of any subject would turn up more than 99% of collectors want to know.  Here on CT we have our Severan, our Flavian, our 5th century and several other members quite capable of talking forever about subjects that mystify those who think all that you need to know will fit on a slab label.  My question today is how long will it be before another of us finds a spiral shield like Randy's.  Who will it be?  I hope it is someone who cares.[/QUOTE]