Conte Roman Archer Spearthrower & Dead SPA 017 CAESAR

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay

Conte set # SPA37100 or SPA 017 contains 3 different fine pewter figures to help complete your Legion.Originally designed for our Spartacus series of toy soldiers (see photo of box with art from the film), these Romans are made of fine pewter( deemed to be lead free) , individually hand painted, wrapped in tissue and then elegantly & safely ensconced inside an ingenious foam insert which protects the figures and is specially cut to fit the 'outline" of the particular pose. These Sets may have either "SPA" or "SPQR" numbers on the various paper inserts or tent cards( folding things which dealers like to write prices on or) which collectors put on shelves next to the figure sets for display purposes.While these sets may have been sold with our Spartacus range, it should be noted that the costuming is historically accurate rather than attempting to match the Roman costumes seen in the film. Interestingly, when Spartacus was filmed less was known about Roman armor than what was learned with archaelogical finds a few years later in Britain and in Germany. Said another way, when Conte set out to make Romans for the Spartacus 'scenario" we elected/opted to make their uniforms and armor accurate historically rather than attempt to match the beautiful but historically inaccurate costumes shown on the Legion in the epic film!Our Romans are perfect for all sorts of campaigns throughout the Empire and you may not know that we have produced a large & successful range of Barbarians to do combat....these may be seen at . If you are new to Conte, you are about to commence a lifelong collecting experience with an American owned & operated(one of the few) toy soldier company actually operated by honest to goodness citizens of the USA...sadly, we have become something of a rarity as most toy soldier companies are npw owned & operated out of Asia. If you are looking for great sculpting, tremdendous implied animation, wonderful painting, collectible packaging, we think you've come to the right place. Importantly, Conte figures are NOT lead figures like those made by most toy soldier companies..these are are fine pewter which is deemed 99.5% lead free and tfore more likely to withstand the rigors of time and aging which generally take a negative toll on lead figures.......not to mention safety issues!Housekeeping Items & General Comments: --YES we try to ship worldwide. We normally ship within 2-3 days of receipt of payment but it can take up to 7-10 days. We enter tracking info on Paypal. --YES we try to combine auction wins occurring within a few days of one another to save you money if possible. This is at our discretion as we want to make sure these rare collectibles are packed & shipped safely and make it to your collection in the same condition in which they left ours. --All sets sold AS IS No REFUNDS. --Please do NOT try to contact us and make us an offer to buy the product outside of EBAY. --Please do NOT win the auction & then attempt to negotiate lower shipping rates --especially while also threatening negative feedback if we do NOT give you lower rates. This is 'feedback extortion" and is illegal. We willl report you to Ebay if these extortionate demands occur. --We try to insure all sets going out and include this in our shipping estimates. --WE ONLY CAN SHIP TO ADDRESSES SENT TO US THROUGH OFFICIAL EBAY OR ----Payments are due immediately upon winning an auction and shall be deemed delinquent if not received within 10 calendar days. If not received in time we have no choice but to report you to Ebay and will immediately sell the item to the second higest bidder or relist same at our discretion. --Please do not ask us to 'throw these items" "into a box " and send it parcel post or some other inexpensive way.....we've preserved these items lovingly for 30, 40 or 50 years and just will not consider sending out a rare collectible in some risky manner of ... read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.