Successor or Italian Light Cavalryman

This is the Successor or Italian Light Cavalryman  that first appears in the Miniature Figurines 72/73 catalogue as PBC 36s, and subsequently in the 75 catalogue as PBC 36. 

As with all the 'PB' range it is derived from Phil Barker's pair of books Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars and Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome. PBC standing for Phil Barker Cavalry. This figure corresponds with illustration in AMPW.

The mount shown here is the PBH 65-217 which is listed as two different horses in the 72/73 catalogue: PBH 65 Cavalry Horse and PBH 217 Roman Cavalry Horse 1st and 2nd Centuries AD. The code is stamped on the base in the usual way. 

This figure seems have been a staple in every army back in the day because it turns up frequently second hand. An absent minded chap could easily end up with fifty of sixty of them if he wasn't careful. Just saying. 

As with all of the spear and javelin waving models in this range there are thick and thin variations - the thinner ones being later as far as I can tell. This is a thin one.