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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3315619, member: 91461"]War. Glamorized, stylized and expediatized (pretty sure I just made up that last one) through Weaponry!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]878551[/ATTACH] </p><p>(Alexander the great mosaic)</p><p><br /></p><p>Weaponry doesn't just predate history, it predates humanity!</p><p>From monkeys to fish. Even the animal kingdom had gotten into the game of "leveling" the playing field millennias before man existed.</p><p>Though the date is up for debate, I am fairly certain that the first time man used weaponry was when he saw another fella with a woman that left him longing. So he balled up his fist, lined up his knuckles and propelled it towards his fellow man's jaw <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie78" alt=":punch:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />(if anyone wants to debate that a fist is not a weapon you can take it up with the law. A professional boxer or mixed martial artist whom uses his fists outside of the ring is fined with assault with a deadly WEAPON).</p><p>I was gifted this wonderful book on the history and evolution of weapons a few years ago. So, I will not be trying to best it herein.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]878532[/ATTACH]</p><p>(My 3yo sons finger seems to be choosing gun over sword...that or he's trying to plug the 18th century weapons barrel)</p><p><br /></p><p>It is very fascinating how we can trace the evolution of weaponry as well as some militaristic maneuvering through this hobby of ours. And that's what this thread celebrates...WEAPONRY ON ANCIENT COINAGE!!!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":jimlad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The King of Kings knew how to "double fist" it. On his coins you can find him with a weapon in each hand!</p><p><br /></p><p>BOW AND DAGGER:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]878540[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>ACHAEMENID KINGDOM</p><p>OF PERSIA.</p><p>UNCERTAIN KINGS, about</p><p>500-380 BCE Siglos, silver</p><p>("dagger type IV"). AR 16</p><p>MM5.52 g. The Great King</p><p>running r., wearing kidaris,</p><p>holding bow in his outstretched l.</p><p>hand, dagger in his r. hand.</p><p>Rv.Countermarked Rectangular</p><p>incuse. Babelon, Perses pl. 2,</p><p>26. SNG Cop. 284.Rare.</p><p>Previous: Savoca Coins</p><p><br /></p><p>BOW AND SPEAR:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]878539[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Achaemenid</p><p>AR Siglos (15-17 mm, 5.46 g), c.</p><p>450-400 BC.</p><p>Obv. The Great King, bearded,</p><p>in "Knielauf" to right, holding</p><p>bow and spear.</p><p>Rev.Irregular incuse.</p><p>Carradicepl. 11, 15; SNG Cop.</p><p>282.</p><p>Irregularflan.Punchmark on</p><p>obverse,otherwise,very fine.</p><p>From:AuctionesGmbH</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a recent addition that I have yet to share with you all. I've been looking for one of these since I first started collecting and found this bronze beauty for a fantastic price!</p><p><br /></p><p>SWORD AND SHIELD:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]878537[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Caria. Mylasa . ΕΥΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ (Eupolemos), strategos 295-280 BC. Bronze Æ 15mm., 4.46g. Three overlapping shields, with spearheads on bosses / EYΠOΛEMOY, sheathed sword, in left field, labrys. Good very fine SNG München 21; Lindgren III 435.</p><p><br /></p><p>Herakles knew about weapons and utilized, maybe, the most basic weapon next to the fist or a rock. He probably introduced 50 cent to...</p><p><br /></p><p>DA CLUB:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]878568[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Alexander III the Great</p><p>336-323 BCE AE 19 (19</p><p>mm) Macedonian mint.</p><p>Head of Alexander the Great</p><p>as Hercules right, wearing</p><p>the lion-skin headdress /</p><p>AΛEΞANΔPOY, between</p><p>bow and club; thunderbolt</p><p>above. Price 276</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]878544[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Commodus </b>(wishing he was as bad@$$ as Herakles)(177-192 AD). AE As (24-25 mm, 10.34 g), Rome, 192 AD.</p><p>Obv. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, Head to right, wearing lion skin headdress.</p><p>Rev. HERCVL / ROMAN / AVGV / S C, Legend divided by club within laurel wreath.</p><p>RIC III 644; C. 193; BMC 722.</p><p><br /></p><p>You want maximum damage???<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie68" alt=":nurse:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> How about this next one? Though, may I please refer to this as a BATTLEAXE... No? It's just that it's terribly embarrassing to say as mine has a hole in it. Fine. My BIPENNIS...with a hole:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]878557[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thyateira, Lydia, AD 1-100, AE14, semi-autonomous issue. Bearded head of Herakles right / ΘYATEIΡHNΩN, bipennis (double-axe; labrys). BMC 8; RPC I 2379; SNG Tuebingen 3838.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perseus used a sword/sickle hybrid called a HARPA or HARPE:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]878561[/ATTACH] </p><p>AmisosPontos,</p><p>Obv: Helmeted head of Athena</p><p>Rev: Perseus holding harpa (sickle sword) and Medusa's severed head</p><p>29 MM 18.95 gr</p><p><br /></p><p>With all these weapons flying around I better suit up. Starting with a good ol...HELMET!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]878569[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>THRACE. Mesambria</p><p>Ae (4th-3rd century BC).</p><p>Obv: Facing Corinthian</p><p>helmet.</p><p>Rev: META.</p><p>Four spoked wheel.</p><p>SNG BM Black Sea 272-</p><p>275.</p><p>Condition: Extremely fine.</p><p>Weight: 1.91 g.</p><p>Diameter: 13.46 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post all your favorite weaponed up coins or whatever you deem relevant<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />...and BRUTAL<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie95" alt=":vamp:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3315619, member: 91461"]War. Glamorized, stylized and expediatized (pretty sure I just made up that last one) through Weaponry! [ATTACH=full]878551[/ATTACH] (Alexander the great mosaic) Weaponry doesn't just predate history, it predates humanity! From monkeys to fish. Even the animal kingdom had gotten into the game of "leveling" the playing field millennias before man existed. Though the date is up for debate, I am fairly certain that the first time man used weaponry was when he saw another fella with a woman that left him longing. So he balled up his fist, lined up his knuckles and propelled it towards his fellow man's jaw :punch:(if anyone wants to debate that a fist is not a weapon you can take it up with the law. A professional boxer or mixed martial artist whom uses his fists outside of the ring is fined with assault with a deadly WEAPON). I was gifted this wonderful book on the history and evolution of weapons a few years ago. So, I will not be trying to best it herein. [ATTACH=full]878532[/ATTACH] (My 3yo sons finger seems to be choosing gun over sword...that or he's trying to plug the 18th century weapons barrel) It is very fascinating how we can trace the evolution of weaponry as well as some militaristic maneuvering through this hobby of ours. And that's what this thread celebrates...WEAPONRY ON ANCIENT COINAGE!!!:jimlad: The King of Kings knew how to "double fist" it. On his coins you can find him with a weapon in each hand! BOW AND DAGGER: [ATTACH=full]878540[/ATTACH] ACHAEMENID KINGDOM OF PERSIA. UNCERTAIN KINGS, about 500-380 BCE Siglos, silver ("dagger type IV"). AR 16 MM5.52 g. The Great King running r., wearing kidaris, holding bow in his outstretched l. hand, dagger in his r. hand. Rv.Countermarked Rectangular incuse. Babelon, Perses pl. 2, 26. SNG Cop. 284.Rare. Previous: Savoca Coins BOW AND SPEAR: [ATTACH=full]878539[/ATTACH] Achaemenid AR Siglos (15-17 mm, 5.46 g), c. 450-400 BC. Obv. The Great King, bearded, in "Knielauf" to right, holding bow and spear. Rev.Irregular incuse. Carradicepl. 11, 15; SNG Cop. 282. Irregularflan.Punchmark on obverse,otherwise,very fine. From:AuctionesGmbH Here is a recent addition that I have yet to share with you all. I've been looking for one of these since I first started collecting and found this bronze beauty for a fantastic price! SWORD AND SHIELD: [ATTACH=full]878537[/ATTACH] Caria. Mylasa . ΕΥΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ (Eupolemos), strategos 295-280 BC. Bronze Æ 15mm., 4.46g. Three overlapping shields, with spearheads on bosses / EYΠOΛEMOY, sheathed sword, in left field, labrys. Good very fine SNG München 21; Lindgren III 435. Herakles knew about weapons and utilized, maybe, the most basic weapon next to the fist or a rock. He probably introduced 50 cent to... DA CLUB: [ATTACH=full]878568[/ATTACH] Alexander III the Great 336-323 BCE AE 19 (19 mm) Macedonian mint. Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔPOY, between bow and club; thunderbolt above. Price 276 [ATTACH=full]878544[/ATTACH] [B] Commodus [/B](wishing he was as bad@$$ as Herakles)(177-192 AD). AE As (24-25 mm, 10.34 g), Rome, 192 AD. Obv. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, Head to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. HERCVL / ROMAN / AVGV / S C, Legend divided by club within laurel wreath. RIC III 644; C. 193; BMC 722. You want maximum damage???:nurse: How about this next one? Though, may I please refer to this as a BATTLEAXE... No? It's just that it's terribly embarrassing to say as mine has a hole in it. Fine. My BIPENNIS...with a hole: [ATTACH=full]878557[/ATTACH] Thyateira, Lydia, AD 1-100, AE14, semi-autonomous issue. Bearded head of Herakles right / ΘYATEIΡHNΩN, bipennis (double-axe; labrys). BMC 8; RPC I 2379; SNG Tuebingen 3838. Perseus used a sword/sickle hybrid called a HARPA or HARPE: [ATTACH=full]878561[/ATTACH] AmisosPontos, Obv: Helmeted head of Athena Rev: Perseus holding harpa (sickle sword) and Medusa's severed head 29 MM 18.95 gr With all these weapons flying around I better suit up. Starting with a good ol...HELMET! [ATTACH=full]878569[/ATTACH] THRACE. Mesambria Ae (4th-3rd century BC). Obv: Facing Corinthian helmet. Rev: META. Four spoked wheel. SNG BM Black Sea 272- 275. Condition: Extremely fine. Weight: 1.91 g. Diameter: 13.46 mm Please post all your favorite weaponed up coins or whatever you deem relevant:)...and BRUTAL:vamp:[/QUOTE]
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