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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Amit Vyas, post: 8207188, member: 117268&quot;]Very nice specimens. I’ve never been quite sure whether a spear/lance or a javelin/throwing spear was depicted: perhaps both were on different coins, as some have a distinctly longer shaft. Even for a spear, it makes sense to carry extras as it may not always be possible to retrieve the weapon from horseback.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: Perhaps the shorter length and/or different angle was chosen to solve a design problem. The depth of the design meant that rendering a full spear as on the specimen I posted made the shaft look weird. Many of the other specimens avoid this problem by choosing an angle that avoids overlap with the horseman’s body, or a shorter shaft.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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