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Roman Iron Military Plumbata Head

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4th-5th century A.D. Missile weapon with short iron shaft and square-section barbed head, lead sleeve to the lower end of the shaft. Cf. Southern, P. & Dixon, K.R., The Late Roman Army, London, 1996, fig.46, pp.113-115; See Barker, P., The plumbatae from Wroxeter, in Hassall and Ireland, De Rebus Bellicis, BAR Int. Ser., vol. 63, Oxford, 1979. 116 grams, 19 cm (7 1/2 in.).

From the collection of B. Posey, UK, 1990s.

The lead-weighted darts known as plumbatae mamillatae, (or breasted javelin) were short darts mounted upon a shaft, of the same shape, and thrown from a short distance. A Roman soldier would typically carry around 5-6 of these darts at any one time, fastened to the back of his shield. They could be thrown overhand or underhand, with an effective throwing range of up to 60 meters by trained soldiers. They could also be fixed upon longer shafts. [No Reserve]