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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 8206731, member: 86498&quot;]Taras Ar Nomos 290-281 BC SI and PHI Magistrates. Obv. Naked horseman right holding a shield and two javelins in his left hand and preparing to cast a third.&nbsp; Rv&nbsp; Phalanthos riding dolphin left. Fisher-Bossert Group 78a 1066 Vlasto 599 7.83 grms 21 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1438681[/ATTACH]The fascination of the Tarentines with their horse culture is easily seen on their abundant and long lived coinage. What we see here is most likely a scene from a series of contests where Tarentine horsemen would practice and show of their skills. A light cavalryman is seen in the act of hurling his javelin at a target set on the ground. The primary function of this class of cavalry was to harass the more or less static infantry formations in the hope that they might lose cohesion. They would also be useful in a pursuit of a broken enemy force. In order to achieve this, the men would have to have minimum protection. In this case the horseman has a large round shield which would protect him and his horse from incoming missile fire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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