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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kevin McGonigal, post: 3575793, member: 72790&quot;]I was about to write about the same thing. That apparently midget horse on the coin was not that far off in proper proportion to the rider. Sallent is right on, with examples to boot, about the smaller size of ancient horse. One other matter on ancient times cavalry. Look for the position of the troopers lance (lancea). In the Middle Ages, with stirrups, the rider could couch the weapon under his arm but in ancient times the weapon was held just above the shoulder and thrust downward at the enemy. On some occasions the lance was held lower to jab on a level with the riders hand but without the stirrups the couching under the arm was rarely observed. For anyone interested more on Roman Cavalry, from breeds of horses to equine weaponry, may I recommend the book, The Roman Cavalry by Karen R. Dixon and Pat Southern, 1992 B.T. Batsford Lid, London.&nbsp; From pp. 39-51 the authors write of the cavalry lance (even the two handed contus) with illustrations from tombstones showing troopers on their horses employing their weapons from horseback. Now go check your coins for any images of horsemen with lances and see how they are pictured.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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