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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 4959135, member: 10613&quot;]Though not always clear, in the left is actually a parazonium (dagger) with an eagle&#039;s head for the pommel cap. It is described incorrectly in lots of the literature, including RIC, Hunter and Sear. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is correctly described in several like -- </p><p><br /></p><p>Die römische Münzserie Beata Tranquillitas in der Prägestätte Trier 321-323 by Alten and&nbsp; Zschucke (2004) call it a Kurzschwert (Lat.: Parazonium). </p><p><br /></p><p>Le Monnayage de L&#039;Atelier de Lyon: De La Reouverture de L&#039;Atelier en 318 a la Mort de Constantin (318- 337).&nbsp; by Pierre Bastien (1982)</p><p><br /></p><p>Die Spätrömische Kupferprägung: Ein Bestimmungsbuch Für Schlecht Erhaltene Münzen by Guido Bruck (1961). This book is mostly line drawings and it shows a parazonium with a clear depiction of the eagle-headed pommel cap. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1192150[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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