Are we sure they used it overhand? I mean really sure?

[Maeran]

Anthony, are there any decent overviews of Irish history?

All I usually find are lots of stuff about the troubles and maybe some dubious collections of Celtic mythology.

[keravnos]

With the complements of IndoGreeks, a people that existed Long ago in a land far far away...



Lysias' coin 130-110 BCE



Diodotos (the founder) about 250 BCE



And the last one Strato II about 10 BCE (Athena Alkidemos on the right has a shield and a spear on overhand position).

In fact, only VERY few of the coins I have seen, and I have seen a lot of them used them under hand, and all of them on horse, much like Knights in medieval times...

[russia almighty]

keravnos I wonder if the indo-greeks did make use of those Indian toe stirrups or even went the extra mile an used a primitive one .

[abou]

To be fair, Keravnos, the Diodotos coin shows the Thundering Zeus with lightning bolts - not a spear - in his hand.