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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3079093, member: 91461"]Obviously, Huey Lewis' epic album not withstanding, sports has been one of, if not, the main driving forces propelling humanity forward, love and war aside, since the dawn of time.</p><p>I've been trying for sooooo long and will continue to hold out hope for one of the true ancient commemorative Olympic coins (no luck yet) but finally landed a beautiful Pamphylia Aspendos stater and received it earlier this week<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]775008[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Pamphylia Aspendos</p><p>370-330 BCE</p><p>Stater AR</p><p>22mm., 10,17g.</p><p>Two wrestlers grappling; AΦ</p><p>between / EΣTFEΔIIVΣ,</p><p>slinger to right, triskeles in</p><p>right field.</p><p>very fine</p><p>SNG France 83</p><p><br /></p><p>Not stopping there, for my birthday last year my dad got me a coin celebrating the manly art, boxing! When people ask of my past, I often say, I used to be somebody (an allusion to my time with the science of self defense...pugilism) That hand on the reverse is wrapped and ready to strike<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie78" alt=":punch:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]775010[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Ionia, Smyrna. Civic issue. 2nd-1st century B.C. AE 15 (15.44 mm, 3.46 g, 1 h). struck ca. 75-50 B.C. Metrodoros, son of Menecoins magistrate. laureate head of Apollo right within dotted border / [ΞΜ]ΥΡΝΑΙΩ[Ν] / [ΜΗΤ]ΡΟΔΩΡ[ΟΣ] , ethnic and magistrate's name vertically downwards to right and left of hand in caestus; palm-branch to right. Cf. BMC 56; Cf. Milne 393; Cf. SNG Cop 1172. VF, smooth tan-green patina.</p><p>The "caestus" was an early version of the boxing glove.</p><p><br /></p><p>And lastly, keeping in mind that Alexander The Great's father Philip ii of Macedon (the 1st king to unify and rule Europe!) with an open showcasing spot on the reverse of his coins giving the chance to celebrate what may have been the best year of his life 356 BCE, the year his son Alexander iii was born (the greatest conqueror of all time), and the year that he dealt a blow to the whole of Greece with his victory in the 3rd Sacred War, and also a year that his horse had won 1st place for that years Olympiads. Ol' King Phil opted to put a picture of his winning pony on all his coins!? (Yeah, they kinda liked their sports back then)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]775024[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>King Philip II of Macedon</p><p>Obv Apollo / Rev rider horse</p><p>AE16 356 BC</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post any and all sports related ancients you have! Or anything you deem relevant<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3079093, member: 91461"]Obviously, Huey Lewis' epic album not withstanding, sports has been one of, if not, the main driving forces propelling humanity forward, love and war aside, since the dawn of time. I've been trying for sooooo long and will continue to hold out hope for one of the true ancient commemorative Olympic coins (no luck yet) but finally landed a beautiful Pamphylia Aspendos stater and received it earlier this week:cigar: [ATTACH=full]775008[/ATTACH] Pamphylia Aspendos 370-330 BCE Stater AR 22mm., 10,17g. Two wrestlers grappling; AΦ between / EΣTFEΔIIVΣ, slinger to right, triskeles in right field. very fine SNG France 83 Not stopping there, for my birthday last year my dad got me a coin celebrating the manly art, boxing! When people ask of my past, I often say, I used to be somebody (an allusion to my time with the science of self defense...pugilism) That hand on the reverse is wrapped and ready to strike:punch:! [ATTACH=full]775010[/ATTACH] Ionia, Smyrna. Civic issue. 2nd-1st century B.C. AE 15 (15.44 mm, 3.46 g, 1 h). struck ca. 75-50 B.C. Metrodoros, son of Menecoins magistrate. laureate head of Apollo right within dotted border / [ΞΜ]ΥΡΝΑΙΩ[Ν] / [ΜΗΤ]ΡΟΔΩΡ[ΟΣ] , ethnic and magistrate's name vertically downwards to right and left of hand in caestus; palm-branch to right. Cf. BMC 56; Cf. Milne 393; Cf. SNG Cop 1172. VF, smooth tan-green patina. The "caestus" was an early version of the boxing glove. And lastly, keeping in mind that Alexander The Great's father Philip ii of Macedon (the 1st king to unify and rule Europe!) with an open showcasing spot on the reverse of his coins giving the chance to celebrate what may have been the best year of his life 356 BCE, the year his son Alexander iii was born (the greatest conqueror of all time), and the year that he dealt a blow to the whole of Greece with his victory in the 3rd Sacred War, and also a year that his horse had won 1st place for that years Olympiads. Ol' King Phil opted to put a picture of his winning pony on all his coins!? (Yeah, they kinda liked their sports back then) [ATTACH=full]775024[/ATTACH] King Philip II of Macedon Obv Apollo / Rev rider horse AE16 356 BC Please post any and all sports related ancients you have! Or anything you deem relevant:D[/QUOTE]
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