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In memory of my dearest friend Demo, whom was the kindest, funniest, most optimistic person I ever met. Sadly, he was murdered by a hit and run driver who left him to die besides the road. My gratitude to the Clayton County Sheriffs for catching the perpetrators so fast.



And since my friend was always so proud of his Greek herritage, one of my favorite Greek coins in his memory.

 

RIP, TP...

 

OMG, yes. Love their music... This song is kinda me...




Etruria Populonia AR 5 Asses 3rd C BCE 2.0g Young Hd L V behind HN 173 Vecchi Rasna III 52 Vecchi Etruscan 91.6 ex NAC 29 No 9 RARE

 

@Sallent--I'm sorry about your friend, Demo! I have a good friend named Demo also and he too is of Greek heritage. He spends a lot of time at his house in Florida. Needless to say I need to contact him to make sure he's alright.

 

"Rennaise" denier, Rennes, Brittany (Roazhon, Breizh)
+ DVX BRITANE, "croix ancrée"
+ REDONIS CIVI, "croix"

from:
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sm...nd-the-downfall-of-the-angevin-empire.303393/

 

I have many favorites but at the moment it has to be this latest addition of Vespasian.



IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head right

COS VII
Eagle standding front on garlanded base, thunderbolt in claws, wings open, head left

Rome, 76 AD

3.5g

RIC 847 (C2)

Ex-RM collection, Ex-Calgary Coin

One of my favorite songs has always been "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden but even more so when Chris Cornell started doing it acoustically a few years back. Now of course with his death it has even more meaning to me. I took this video from his concert at Massey Hall in Toronto on October 9th. 2015. What a voice! "No one sings like you anymore..."

 

Who doesn't love a bargain $34 Marcus Aurelius? Especially one with so much detail?




And an appropriate song: "Cheap thrills"

 

A lot of words and letters are crammed into this obverse legend. One of the longest on a Flavian denarius.

Domitian
AR Denarius, 3.16g
Rome Mint, 81 AD
RIC 59 (R2). BMC - . RSC - .
Obv: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P; Minerva adv r., with spear and shield (M1)
Ex Ancient Treasures, eBay, December 2013.

 

Conversely, here is one of the shorter obverse legends.

Titus Caesar
AR Denarius, 3.10g
Rome mint, 73 AD
RIC V517 (R). BMC - . RSC - .
Obv: T CAES IMP VESP CEN; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: SALVS AVG; Salus std. l., with patera
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.

 

Purchased from SteveX6... I took this home last nite...


RI Trajan AE Dichalkon Laureate hd L Rhinoceros walking LEFT LI-Z yr 17 CE 113-114 12.9mm 1.25g Emmet 719 var. scarce normal: rhino right

 

EX: SteveX6


Kebren AR Obol Archaic hd Apollo L - Hd Ram in Incuse sq 5th C BCE 7.65mm 0.64g SNG Ash 1086

 

EX: SteveX6


Makedon Philip II AE 18 Apollo - Youth Horseback spear hd below 359-356 BCE 18mm 6.2g SNG ANS 850-1

 

My new Imperial footstool


Valerian I

And this is how I imagine the Romans felt when they heard the news of his capture.

 

And I think this captures Aurelian's personality well


Aurelian

 

Today is an auspicious day! It's been announced that, after 30 years, Microdisney are to re-form and play a concert on 2nd June, 2018.

https://www.rte.ie/culture/2017/112...turn-cult-music-heroes-reform-after-30-years/

From the "seminal 1987 album", "Goodbye, it's 1987":



Oh yeah... a coin - a Nero as - RIC 220. This is my favourite Nero:

 

Happy Saint Andrew's Day / Saunt Andra's Day / Là Naomh Anndrais




My bonnie "DONT TREAD ON ME" Highlanders button...