Roman Light Cavalryman - 4th/5th Century AD

This is the Light Cavalryman - 4th/5th Century AD that first appears in the Miniature Figurines 72/73 catalogue as PBC 140. I have added 'Roman' to the title - Minifigs taking it as read. 

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 40 in AEIR.

He is riding PBH 221, which is a generic horse with saddlecloth. Although designed to go with this range both horse and rider have their own saddlecloths.

When models appear on the second hand market they are often mounted onto the later, larger 'H' or 'A' series horses, which don't have saddlecloths. 

As you can see he carries an enormous shield. I can't help but think is a bit overdone for a horseman, especially a light cavalryman, who might be expected to gallop around a bit. 

I've added an extra photgraph showing the distnctive cloak for ID purposes.