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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 8265443, member: 86498&quot;]I do not know if this is the first representation of a trophy of arms but it must be one of the earliest.</p><p>Agathokles of Syracuse Ar Tetradrachm 310-308 BC. Obv, Head of Kore right wreathed in grain. Rv. Nike standing left erecting a trophy. Ierardi 104 HGC 1536 16.97 grms 25 mm Phot by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1458292[/ATTACH] It is interesting that this reverse design inspired a number of others who placed on their coins a design that is very similar in composition. One need only look at the Victoriatus of Rome and the Ae Uncia of Capua just to name two. Oddly both of those coins came into being about 100 years after this one was struck. Perhaps imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, however neither type comes anywhere close to the artistry exhibited on this coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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