Just A Curious Statement On Over 30 Gram Greeks Like Syracuse Has.

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louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1303 Posts	Posted 05/05/2021 07:55 am Handling a few of the SICILY Syracuse. Dionysios 405-367 BC Drachm, with the smooth curved edges and shape of the over 30 gram coin, I have to wonder if in a pinch anyone back in ancient times recorded using these as ammunition for slingshots for example. Like there are a lot of heavy regular coins out there but the Roman sestertius or even some of the Byzantine would not fly correctly probably. But these just feel so natural for the job. Perhaps no one ever wrote this down of course but you have to wonder if anyone ever used the coin this way. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 05/05/2021 9:45 pm Rather expensive ammunition, when a regular old rock would work just as nice. The ancient Greeks invented purpose-cast lead ammunition for slings, and used them to great effect; a lead bullet has farther range than a stone, as Xenophon's Ten Thousand demonstrated against the Persians in 400 BC. But copper has rather more use than lead in battle as sword, shield or arrow-tip; using it for sling ammo would have been considered an extravagant waste. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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