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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Plumbata, post: 3207284, member: 96864&quot;]I love collecting ancient coins and artifacts, but it isn&#039;t everyday that both hobbies can overlap with the synergy displayed by this nice assortment, recently made worthy of sharing by the acquisition of an undamaged bullet of fine style (unidentified by the seller so I snagged it for a good deal).</p><p><br /></p><p>I have 3 coins of Lysimachus, 2 mediocre bronzes that I need to upgrade and an aesthetically appealing 4.12g, 18mm drachm proudly inscribed with ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ (haven&#039;t tried to figure out what mint it&#039;s from yet).&nbsp; That&#039;s all well and good, but the much more rare and arcane items are the 2 lead sling bullets, originally inscribed &quot;ΛΥ&quot; on one side and a very busy monogram on the other side that may well incorporate all the characters in his name. I had a hard time identifying the first damaged bullet but lucked upon a very helpful archaeological report which presented images of identical bullets and identified them as having been used by the armies of Lysimachus; a wonderful resolution to my hunt for information. I&#039;ve noticed that the coinage of Lysimachus often bore monograms, and among the variety used one can find examples which are extremely similar if not identical to those embossed on the bullets. I find it an interesting example of the synergistic &quot;crossover&quot; between certain coins and certain artifacts which makes all the items much more interesting as a set than taken individually.</p><p><br /></p><p>Left bullet, which got chopped by the detectorist&#039;s shovel, is 36.72g, 35mm. Right bullet is 39.26g, 35mm.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]831755[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]831756[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Please post any of your examples of &quot;crossover&quot; coins and artifacts![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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