April 12, 2024
1 oz .999 silver Argyraspides Silver Bullet Silver Shield no longer minted SBSS
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Buy Multiple items and pay on same invoice only .20 each additional shipping when shipped together. (just wait for invoice from me to pay). All items are in airtite case with black ring, shipped wrapped in air bubbles and in bubble mailer within 24 hours of payment, most of the time much sooner and shipped usps first class with tracking. I guarantee all my silver to be pure and offer no hassle returns on everything. Buy with confidence, and be sure to check my store for the best in silver today! You are bidding on 1 Troy Ounce .999 pure silver argyraspides silver shield piece, this is what the mint and creator of the coin have to say: The Argyraspides, so called because they used silver platedshields, were a division of the Macedonian Army under Alexander the Great. Theywere hand picked men commanded by Nicanor, son of Parmenion and were held in high regard by Alexander. Originally they were a type of soldier called Hypaspists or "shield bearers" They were made up of older men but they were one of Alexander the Great's most feared units. Regarding this coin, the coin creator Chris Duane says: "The short story behind it is that throughout all of history and 2/3 of the world today, 1/10 of an ounce of silver represents 1 days labor. Roman soldiers were paid a denarius for each day they served the Roman Legion. In Sun Tzu's the
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