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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 8277805, member: 91461&quot;]#1. Blaze of glory- Antigonos Monophthalmus</p><p>After having been celebrated as one of Alexander the great&#039;s greatest generals it took Ptolemy, Seleukos, Lysimachos and Kassander working in conjunction to kill the man at the ripe old age of 81 ON THE BATTLEFIELD by a VOLLEY OF JAVELINS(!!!) to do put the old dog down at the Battle of Ipsus.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461644[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461636[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1461642[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1461643[/ATTACH]</p><p>Antigonos I Monophthalmos Æ16. Struck under Demetrios I Poliorketes (could be Philip III Arrhidaios)</p><p>Salamis, 306/5-301 BC. Macedonian shield, boss decorated with facing gorgoneion / Macedonian helmet; B-A across upper fields, kerykeion to lower left, monogram to lower right. Price 3159 (c. 323-315 BC); Zapiti &amp; Michaelidou 7-8. 4.4g, 16mm, 12h. Very Fine. Purchased from Savoca December 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>#2. Enlightened and adored by all- Menander I</p><p>The Buddhist who also happened to be the greatest Greco-Baktrian King ever who dies on campaign with his troops.</p><p>&quot;But when one Menander, who had reigned graciously over the Bactrians, died afterwards in the camp, the cities indeed by common consent celebrated his funerals; but coming to a contest about his relics, they were difficultly at last brought to this agreement, that his ashes being distributed, everyone should carry away an equal share, and they should all erect monuments to him.</p><p><br /></p><p>— Plutarch</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461650[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1461651[/ATTACH]</p><p>Menander I</p><p>BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. circa 165/55-130 BC. Drachm (Silver, 16 mm, 2.49 g, 12 h), Indian standard, uncertain mint in Paropamisadai or Gandhara. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ - MENANΔPOY Draped bust of Menander I to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with pelt and wing. Rev. &#039;Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa&#039; (in Kharoshti) Athena advancing left, holding shield on left arm and brandishing thunderbolt with her right; to right, monogram. Bopearachchi 16l. HGC 12, 193. Light doubling on the obverse and with a minor flan crack, otherwise, very fine.</p><p>Purchased from Leu Feb 2022</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>#3. Sometimes the lesson is learned too late -Kroesus</p><p>After trying to show off his other worldly opulence to Solon, Kroesus is taught a simple lesson, you cannot judge the quality of a man&#039;s life until it is over.</p><p>He didn&#039;t take the hint.</p><p>Kroesus, a literal term for being the wealthiest of the wealthy, Ala, rich as Kroesus, would then be captured, by none other than Cyrus the Great himself, and was more than likely executed in the fashion described by numerous sources, he was burned alive on a pyre, but our source do vary...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461680[/ATTACH]</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]cq8k-ZbsXDI[/MEDIA]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461681[/ATTACH]</p><p>Kroisos</p><p>circa 560-546 BC. 1/6 Stater (Silver, 11 mm, 1.67 g), Sardes. Confronted foreparts of a lion and a bull. Rev. Two incuse squares, one larger than the other. Berk 25. Rosen 667. SNG Kayhan 1019. Porous, otherwise, very fine. Purchased from Leu Numismatik Dec 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>#4. With the world in flames behind you- Nero</p><p>Say what you will, but the man&#039;s name echos through the ages, sometimes more loudly than his much more deserving predecessors, due in large part to his EXTREME nature<b>.</b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1461703[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1461706[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>CAPPADOCIA (1,77g, 15mm) Caesarea, Nero (54-68), AR Hemidrachm</p><p>Obv: NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERMANI; laureate head of Nero, right.</p><p>Rev: Nike standing, right, with foot on globe and inscribing shield set on knee</p><p>S 83, BMC 411, Walker 470–2, RIC 618, Ganschow 60, RPC I №: 3646</p><p><br /></p><p>Did I miss any EPIC deaths of great men, of course I did, that you&#039;d like to share???[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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