Ancient Coins Depicting Sports (Super Bowl Thread... :-)

Great coins ... man, there are a whole lot of winners in our lil' coin-gang, eh?

Ummm, wanna see another Olympic-sport winner?

=> how 'bout two Greek wrestlers? (one with an abnormally large head)

Pisidia, Selge AR Stater
325-250 BC
Diameter: 24.1 mm
Weight: 9.43 grams
Obverse: Two wrestlers grappling, K between
Reverse: Slinger; triskels above, club and cornucopia right
Reference:
Other: Obverse die slightly corroded ... sweet dark toning




Oooh, or how 'bout the javelin?

 

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Finally, @stevex6 shows us some wrestlers! Nice!


24 mm. 10.72 grams.
SNG von Aulock 4568, same wresters die. Sear Greek 5390-5398 variety.
SNG Copenhagen Pamphylia (reprint volume 6) plates 5-7, 197-245 (many examples, none exactly like this one)
ex Kovacs XIII,l lot 62 (June 1998)

 

I believe that sitting is a sport only if you are seated on a horse or chariot and propelled around the Olympic race course.

 

Me likey that stater.

 

The Stadium:


The Victory:


No Gaga's Show in between...