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<p>[QUOTE="Plumbata, post: 3170344, member: 96864"]Been a lurker for some time, my ancient coin collection is generally unremarkable but European/Classical Antiquities are my primary interest, so I figured I'd join the fun and share some with y'all!</p><p><br /></p><p>Sling Bullets, some with Greek inscriptions or embossed images:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]815330[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Rare Cypriot bladed-bullets, the "cutting edge" of sling projectile technology! The bi-metallic bullets with bronze blades and a lead body cast around the bronze bladed core are truly exceptional. Not much hard info on these rarities but I believe they are 5th-4th century BC</p><p>[ATTACH=full]815332[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Middle Bronze age riveted dagger found in the boggy muck excavated from a construction project on The Rukin in Amsterdam, and presumably a Late Bronze Age knife, found in a moist wooded area near The Danube in Bulgaria. Very rare with original bone handles</p><p>[GALLERY=media, 9111]Bronze Age Daggers by Plumbata posted Aug 24, 2018 at 12:00 PM[/GALLERY] </p><p>[GALLERY=media, 9110]Bronze Age Daggers by Plumbata posted Aug 24, 2018 at 11:56 AM[/GALLERY]</p><p><br /></p><p>3rd -7th Century A.D. Lead medicine ampules, the one i've managed to identify so far being on the left, which reads ΜΑΡΚE-ΛIΟΝ / YΓΕΙ-ΝΟΝ or loosely "Markelinian medicine", perhaps named after the famous 2nd century physician Markellos (Marcellus) of Side in Roman Asia Minor.</p><p>[GALLERY=media, 9108]Roman Lead Medicine Ampules by Plumbata posted Aug 24, 2018 at 11:47 AM[/GALLERY][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Plumbata, post: 3170344, member: 96864"]Been a lurker for some time, my ancient coin collection is generally unremarkable but European/Classical Antiquities are my primary interest, so I figured I'd join the fun and share some with y'all! Sling Bullets, some with Greek inscriptions or embossed images: [ATTACH=full]815330[/ATTACH] Rare Cypriot bladed-bullets, the "cutting edge" of sling projectile technology! The bi-metallic bullets with bronze blades and a lead body cast around the bronze bladed core are truly exceptional. Not much hard info on these rarities but I believe they are 5th-4th century BC [ATTACH=full]815332[/ATTACH] Middle Bronze age riveted dagger found in the boggy muck excavated from a construction project on The Rukin in Amsterdam, and presumably a Late Bronze Age knife, found in a moist wooded area near The Danube in Bulgaria. Very rare with original bone handles [GALLERY=media, 9111]Bronze Age Daggers by Plumbata posted Aug 24, 2018 at 12:00 PM[/GALLERY] [GALLERY=media, 9110]Bronze Age Daggers by Plumbata posted Aug 24, 2018 at 11:56 AM[/GALLERY] 3rd -7th Century A.D. Lead medicine ampules, the one i've managed to identify so far being on the left, which reads ΜΑΡΚE-ΛIΟΝ / YΓΕΙ-ΝΟΝ or loosely "Markelinian medicine", perhaps named after the famous 2nd century physician Markellos (Marcellus) of Side in Roman Asia Minor. [GALLERY=media, 9108]Roman Lead Medicine Ampules by Plumbata posted Aug 24, 2018 at 11:47 AM[/GALLERY][/QUOTE]
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