A Different Frugi

OK, I'll bite. What is a "calix"

 

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It's a drinking cup, a chalice . Spelling varies and I'm not sure who decided this was a "calix" rather than a kantharos or other word. Maybe there isn't any real consistency in what we call their tableware. Maybe I'm just undereducated about such things .

A Greek example of such a cup:



I'm often puzzled by the design of ancient dishes, cups, and cookware. Why the shallow broad bowl and small foot? Can you imagine the mess after every banquet, with sloshed wine all over the place?

Oh, lookie-- this is my 5000th message posted on CoinTalk!

 

Congrats on running-at-the-mouth 5k! I will be there soon!

I am sure Greek had multiple words describing an object, just like English does...

And, shallow cup? Hmmm... to allow the wine to breathe?

Regardless, to this day, I CANNOT understand why ANY bowl tapers down to a tiny base... poor poor design... Eating ANYTHING in them, especially using a utensil, causes them to tip. I have been in ergonomic product development/design for way too many years...

OH! Just a random thought: And here is a Shakya Janaprada 5-Shana minted in his Republic and at the time Gautema Buddha was Prince...

 

OOOPS !
Sorry, Such a beauty troubled my mind

Q

 

Congrats on nailing your 5000th post ...

 

Some absolutely fabulous coins here folks.

I haven't been around here for a couple of weeks and am just catching up and it seems that I have missed people posting some gems.

I am just catching up on some of my own purchases. Nothing in the same league as the more desirable Frugi types above but I have just received one of the common varieties.

I bought it because I hadn't seen one with the pellets both sides of the bust before but given the number of varieties (over 1,000?) then this is hardly surprising.

C. Piso L. F. Frugi Denarius

Obv:– Laureate head of Apollo right, Fractional mark (two vertical pellets) behind bust and (four pellets?) in front
Rev:– Horseman galloping right, holding palm; L PISO FRVGI below, N pellet above
Minted in Rome 90-89 B.C.
Reference:– Crawford 340/1, RSC I Calpurnia 11



Martin

 

Martin: That SEEMS an odd device with pellets... like it were a fractional. I have not seen that. Well done capturing this "oddity"!