I just purchased my first ancient coin

Nothing that an offering to Mercury won't fix. He is the messenger God, so I'm sure for some incense he'd be happy to watch over your package.

Seriously, no one has any altars to Roman or Greek Gods so they may watch over your coins?

 

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@Nicholas Molinari

 

Don't forget Tyche - the goddess of Random events.

 

Seriously, I have been thinking about setting up an altar of Mercury for some time now. What is stopping me is deciding between a contemporary statue of him, an authentic replica of a Roman statue, or an actual ancient statue of his.

Obviously I don't believe there is a real deity named Mercury, I think we've all progressed beyond that these days, but since when is that an impediment to putting up an awesome looking altar to him? It would be cool from a historical perspective, as an ancient history buff.

 

i like it already! ( and it also covers...just in case) get crackin' big O and i'll send ya some...

 

Hi everyone - Having a great weekend?

@lordmarcovan - I remember reading your post about how you were waiting for a sale to conclude in order to purchase the other. I'm glad they will let you get the coin you want coin on lay-away.

@Sallent - If the coins don't show up at my door then the way I see it, they were not supposed to belong to me. I am not judging anyone - light incense and pray to whatever feels right. For me, I like that first commandment and stick to it.

@gregarious - The coins have minimum insurance. I did not pay much for them and I don't expect they have much value.

@Deacon Ray- Wow! Cool! That darn moth! No, you need not say more about that. But since I mostly collected cottons, and a few silks from Japan and Uzbekistan, I have not had a moth problem. I only have a few pieces of wool with the clan tartan associated with my mother's father.

Also, I was always super careful about fabrics when I received them. I have a special machine that anything (even my own clothing when I get it back from the laundry) must be put into to be sure no gremlin or gremlin eggs enter my space. I believe it is true what they say about an ounce of prevention.

It makes sense that I am interested in coins because 95% the fabrics I collected have circular or roundish or rectangle cellular or medallion motifs! Many contain metallic thread. I'm freaking myself out now!

 

Mine is a Christian shrine but has a large Acheloios statue on the main altar and many other deities:

Then there is Livy's altar:

And Nico just started his:

I repurposed an old caduceus so Zeus Meilichios is represented too (above Nico to right)

 

Okay...a hint:

No dame
on the obverse
but an exceptionally
handsome man

 

Looks pretty awesome really.

 

A man, Mark, or a boy, Octavian?

 

Aha! As I suspected... a Curtisimo the Great denarius

Hmmm is it an Augustus portrait denarius? He was kind of a dashing young fellow

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Want another hint?

As we are talking about
shrines and alters
to entities or things
not the Creator of Everything,
it occurs to me
my ancient touched my soul
and made my heart skip a beat
because it reminded me
there are earthly beings worthy
of the deepest awe
and profound respect.

 

Nope. Lol!

@rrdenarius -A man! Not a boy.

 

No. Nope.

 

Dionysus

 

uh uh (that would be a negative)

 

Third and final clue:

It is not so much
the person.
It's the subject.
and since I am not a guy
if you think
like a doll
with feminine emotions
that may help you come up
with the answer.

(I think these three clues are really good and that when you see the coin it will all make sense.)

 

Oooh, thoughtful hints! Fun

Antoninus Pius? While many probably wouldn't classify him as exceptionally handsome, viewed through the lens of his deeds, he is very attractive and he is certainly worth of respect .

Are all of your hints about the obverse or did I miss something relevant to the reverse?