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Roman Cavalry Prick Spur, c. 2nd-3rd Cent AD

Copper alloy; approx. 160mm/14.7gm

Con/ Missing iron spur prick and attachment rivets, one end broken, otherwise, about As Fabricated. Sound with green patina, hook still intact, slightly plow bent and one end missing.

Seller's Note/ As seen in the photo, these type of spurs were directly riveted to the horse-troopers boot heels and affixed firmly in place so they could not be removed or fall off. In order to keep the spur from flopping about, a leather thong was then fixed around the hook on back top and then wrapped and tied about the boot to keep it straight on the boot heel. Make sense to you?

The ancient Romans certainly had saddles, but stirrups were unknown to them until the very late 4th Century (ca, 395 AD) when the first invasions of the Huns began.

Roman ingenuity at its best! Impossibly Rare!