02-04-2019, 12:55 PM
Three more plumbatae turning up on the internet. The largest (unknown origin) is fairly large and heavy (170 mm and almost 200 gr):
The other two (supposedly from Croatia) are of more common length (138 and 117 mm). The larger one shows perfectly how the lead was poored on the connection between the iron head and the wooden shaft:
Currently there are 175 published finds:
31 from Serbia
30 from Britain
16 from Slovenia
15 from Italy
15 from Austria
14 from France
10 from Hungary
9 from Croatia
7 from Germany
7 from Switzerland
5 from Georgia/Abchasia
4 from Rumania
3 from Bulgaria
3 from Greece
2 from Liechtenstein
2 from The Netherlands
1 from Belgium
1 from Slovakia
91 from doubtful or unprovenanced origins (up from 88)
Total 267
The other two (supposedly from Croatia) are of more common length (138 and 117 mm). The larger one shows perfectly how the lead was poored on the connection between the iron head and the wooden shaft:
Currently there are 175 published finds:
31 from Serbia
30 from Britain
16 from Slovenia
15 from Italy
15 from Austria
14 from France
10 from Hungary
9 from Croatia
7 from Germany
7 from Switzerland
5 from Georgia/Abchasia
4 from Rumania
3 from Bulgaria
3 from Greece
2 from Liechtenstein
2 from The Netherlands
1 from Belgium
1 from Slovakia
91 from doubtful or unprovenanced origins (up from 88)
Total 267
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)