Bidspirit auction | ROMAN IRON GLADIUS HISPANIENSIS TYPE

ROMAN IRON GLADIUS HISPANIENSIS TYPE - Ca. AD 200 - 400. An iron gladius sword with a narrow double-edged blade broadening at the shoulders and tapering to a lanceolate point. The angular shoulders contract to an elongated tang with a pointed terminal. For similar see: I. Radman, Gladii from the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, fig. 1-3; J. Niemiski, The Gladius Hispaniensis Revisited - A Small Sword with Great Implications, fig. 3. Size: 775mm x 55mm; Weight: 590g Provenance: Private collection of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; formerly with Allison Barker, 1990s–2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.