Dalmatian Light Infantryman

 

This is the Dalmatian Light Infantryman - Early 1st Century AD  that first appeared in the Miniature Figurines 72/73 catalogue as PB 108.

Both PB ranges were based on Phil Barker's books Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars and The Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome. This figure is taken from illustration 8 in the first edition of AEIR.

The code numbers for the AEIR range correspond to the illustrations in the book plus '100', i.e. illustration 1 is figure 101. 

The base is stamped PB 108 on the upper surface in the usual manner.

This particular figure is based on a funerary monument and you do have to wonder whether the original would have worn a helmet. 

Interestingly, this figure retains the feed extension to the spear that was no doubt incorporated as an aid to casting. This plainly didn't stop the original owner starting to paint the model - although maybe it discouraged them from finishing because it was only half done when I acquired it. 

I don't know what paint was used but it certainly proved stubborn as you can plainly see by the traces left behind. I normally try to show examples that are either unpainted or cleanly stripped - but needs must.