It is described as a missile of the largest dimensions (Non. s. v. p. 555.); with an immense iron head, and strong wooden shaft, weighted near the top by a circular mass of lead (Isidor. Orig. xviii. 7. 8.), exactly as represented by the annexed figure (Falarica/1.1), from an ancient monument published by Alstorp (de Hastis Veterum, p. 178.).