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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 2593091, member: 10613&quot;]This object is called a Dacian Draco...here&#039;s some info from another topic about this-</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;RIC V describes it as a “staff surmounted by head of ass” but RIC V is woefully outdated. Some people also refer to it as a wolf’s head, which it does resemble a bit and perhaps it blends wolf and dragon attributes. Below is an example of the Draco from Trajan’s Column. Troops carried these into battle and they were fitted with fabric which flowed behind as air passed through and the standard also made a whistling sound, which was intended to disturb the enemy.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]564831[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>a bit from Ammianus Marcellinus on the draco-</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Behind the motley cavalcade that preceded him the emperor&#039;s person was surrounded by purple banners woven in the form of dragons and attached to the tops of gilded and jewelled spears; the breeze blew through their gaping jaws so that they seemed to be hissing with rage, and their voluminous tails streamed behind them on the wind.&quot; <b>The Later Roman Empire</b> book 16&nbsp; 10:7[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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