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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 7465424, member: 91461&quot;]Another rarity that I only recall seeing once (here on CT of course) of a coin with an ancient implement of PAIN came in the mail today. The ancients called them labrys or bipennis. You and I would simply call them double headed axes or battle axes if you&#039;re nasty. Yeah we are <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293148[/ATTACH]</p><p>Macedonia, AE11 quarter unit, ca 323-317 BC. .</p><p>bipennis within wreath</p><p>B-[A] (?) to left and right of Macedonian helmet with earflaps.</p><p>Apparently unpublished, not present in major references</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293161[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin appears to be a quarter unit Macedonian Shield coin, even has the Macedonian helmet reverse...except the design around the labrys is a wreath! Pretty crummy shield that would make. &quot;Whoa, I am near invincible with this new wreath shield my mum just made for me! What&#039;s that barbarian? You want some?? Come and get s....</p><p><img src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/R2c8169fef808a9082496e57a097efa97?rik=DiJVmJes7Kdg8w&amp;pid=ImgRaw" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>(and so ends the tragic tail of the only man dang fool enough to use a wreath as a shield)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an actual MSC of mine with Labrys boss. Much better for defending with:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293149[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>Philip III Arrhidaios</u></b></p><p>323-317 BC. Æ Quarter Unit (10mm, 1.26 g, 6h). Miletos(?) mint. Struck under Asandros, circa 323-319 BC. Macedonian shield; boss with labrys / Macedonian helmet; K to lower left. Price 2067 corr. var. (denomination; K to lower right)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I do wonder how often the Macedonians utilized these gnarly weapons on the battlefield, as they don&#039;t skimp on showing them on their coinage:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293150[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>Alexander III &#039;the Great&#039;</u></b></p><p>(336-323 BC). AE (16mm, 4.21g). Miletos(?). Macedonian shield with gorgoneion on boss / B - A. Helmet; double axe to left; K to right. Price 2064.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nor the greeks overall:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293153[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Those battlefields must have been strewn with body parts if folks were in close quarters and swinging these around!</p><p>But not all Axes were wicked destroyers of men&#039;s bodies:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293168[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As you already know the labrys is where we get the name for one of these, due to the halls having been heavily decorated with labrys...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293154[/ATTACH]</p><p>CRETE, KNOSSOS.</p><p>AE (2.54 g), approx. 200-67 BC BC: head of the bearded Zeus to the right. Back: Labyrinth between ΚΝΩΣΙ / ΩΝ. Svoronos, Crete 116.2.00, Lindgren. Nice. Ex BAC Numismatics 2/9/20201</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]TvQWBXJOgAI[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, thanks for taking a look and reading. I&#039;ll axe you to share those labrys/axes, please no bipennis pics and anything you deem relevant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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