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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 1645322, member: 31620&quot;]Whilst not strictly on topic as the following coin does not depict a &quot;knight&quot;. I thought it might be interesting to illustrate an ancient type that may act as the prototype for the knight on horseback depictions we see illustrated in this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver Tetradrachm</p><p>Obv:– Laureate head of Apollo right with short hair right.</p><p>Rev:– PATRAOU, armed warrior on horse prancing right, spearing fallen enemy who holds spear and shield, EM monogram in left field</p><p>Minted in Kindom of Paeonia, Patraos from . 335 - 315 B.C..</p><p>Ref:– SNG Oxford 3359 (different dies)</p><p>12.646g, 27.5mm, 90 degrees</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]237987.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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