A Collection of Sling Bullets

Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1447. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Lead sling bullets. Greek, Hellenistic Period, 3rd-1st centuries BC. a) Labrys / […]Σ (or E in sigma form) Ξ[…]. Length: 2.7 cm. b) Shield / [Θ]EPΦAΓOPA. Length: 3.5 cm. c) Spearhead / BABYPTA. Length: 3.1 cm. d) Club / ΠAPΔIKKA. Length: 3.0 cm. An attractive and interesting group. Four (4) bullets in lot.

Weapons commonly appear on Greek sling bullets, symbolically amplifying their effectiveness. The club found on the last bullet would presumably have been depicted to guarantee a strike of Herculean force.