I just purchased my first ancient coin

@TIF
Nope. Not that one.

My ancient definitely has two sides!
One has a head
the other, the tale.

p.s. Handsome is no doubt in the eye of the beholder. For me, I think handsome is when a man is not too pretty. Masculine face is attractive to me.

 

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Lolll! Nope! Not him either! LoL

 

Zeus obverse & Eagle reverse?

God, I don't want to jinx it!!

 

Nope @stevex6! Not Zeus and no eagle.

 

so it is not Apollo


Mars?

 

Has to be Vespasian. Vespasian gets all the chicks with his rugged good looks.

 

All those hints... Yeah, has to be...

THE MAN-FACED BULL!!! (Just jokes... )


Sicily Gela AR Litra Horse-Achelous 0.63g 13mm 465-450 BCE HGC 2 p 373

 

@rrdenarius - Nope, not Apollo! But nice schnoz.
@zumbly - No, not Vespasian either. Gee! He was not outwardly pretty, huh? Fabulous reverse!
@Alegandron - Nope, neither is it a bull-faced man, LoL. Is that the obverse and reverse of the same coin? Interesting.

I can't wait to be able to show you the coin I am describing.
Soon, I hope.

 

Welcome at CT @LaCointessa (I'm a bit late at the party, sorry)

From reading your poems, and hoping being not misunderstanding, what comes immediately to my mind is that (very instinctive though) :


M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. Denarius Rome mint, c. 69 BC
Male head right (Mercury ?) with flowing hair. Behind symbol
M·PLAETORI – CEST·EX·S·C Winged caduceus
18 mm, 3,86 gr
Ref : RCV #344, RSC Plaetoria # 5, Sydenham # 807, RBW # 1453, Crawford # 405/5
From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection

Q

 

@Cucumbor - (I love cucumbers and eat them almost every day!) Thank you for the 'welcome.'
But, nooooo! That's not it either.

I want to thank you because I was studying the vocabulary (which I printed out without photographs) of ancient coins (from FORVM ANCIENT COINS) and I came across caduceus. I wanted to see how it looked with the wings and how it differed from the symbol generally still accepted to represent the practice of the medical arts.

I am wondering what that feature is to the left of the portrait on the obverse. Is that an olive? I can't make it out.

@rrdenarius = Also, about that Apollo coin. I've done a quick search; but, am not seeing what the legend (is it a legend or an arrow tip?) to the left of the portrait? And also, what are those three things bundled together with wings on the Mars coin? a harpa? a pedum? Not a clue.

 

Ummm, do we win your new/first ancient if we guess it correctly?



... just jokes ...

Again, you seem fun and I can't wait to see your new coin ("if" it ever survives the treacherous voyage through the savage postal world)

 

Actually, the caduceus is not the symbol of medicine, although it is often mistakenly portrayed as such. The medical symbol is the staff of Asklepios with a single serpent twining up the staff.

 

@TIF - Do you know something? I have seen the rod or staff of Asklepios a gazillion times, and yet I would have sworn it had two snakes on it!! Eye witness testimony is untrustworthy. Thank you for the correction.

@stevex6 - Ummm...How shall I say??? Ahhh. Nooooo! LoLL. Thanks and also, I hope that they survive the trek, weather, thieves, rough handling, stamps and mailing label falling off, and everything else.

 

I think LaCointessa's coin will have a beard. I guess Phillip I.
Edit: It doesn't fit with any of the other clues. Lol. I'll go home now.

 

hadrian...

 

tastes like chicken...

 

Welcome by the collectors family

 

hmm. i thought the med symbol hada head on either side...hmmm....you are correct and we've been lied to^^