Ca. 100-300 AD. Roman. An iron spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib, sharp tapering edges, and a long flared socket. Good condition; custom-made stand included. Weapons of this type were used in the Late Roman period by both Roman soldiers and their adversaries; spears were probably used alongside a shield by heavy infantry fighting in close formation. For a similar Roman spearhead found in Lower Saxony in a 3rd century AD battlefield, see James, S., Krmnicek, S. (2015). The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Roman Germany. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 439. Size: L:398mm / W:44mm ; 520g. Provenance: From the private collection of an Oxford gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.