"Follow The Leader" coin thread BY THEME (for ALL types of coins, tokens, and medals)

Well, he was the second of four emperors in the turbulent civil war year of 69 AD, was a frail old man when he took power, and got whacked after a reign of only seven months, so he can be forgiven for looking a tad grouchy.

 

A wise choice, I think.

Agrippa looks rather stern on this bronze As.



There's another with green patina. When I posted the Nerva "handshake" piece I thought about making "green patina" the theme, but went with "stern faces" instead.

Tell you what - let's close the "hands" theme and go with "stern or frowny faces" OR "green patina", next. (The latter can be either "good" green patina on ancient bronze, or "bad" green corrosion/verdigris, just for fun.)

 

I really like that Portuguese coin.

 

In keeping with the "Mercury" theme (and Thanksgiving, to be seasonal):

This is the coin which launched my numismatic adventure.



On Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, when I was not quite 11 years old, we were at my grandmother's house and I was asked to set the table for the upcoming feast.

Grandmomma pointed out where the silverware drawer was in a huge old sideboard in the dining room of her grand old Atlanta house. In that drawer, I found a 1936 Mercury dime!

It seemed incredibly ancient to me at the time. Forty years old! Wow!

Now more than forty years have elapsed since I found it.

I also found a 1948 Franklin half that had been shot with a bullet, and a 1943 steel cent. (Grandmomma let me keep the steelie but not the Frankie- that was a souvenir of some uncle's marksmanship and had apparently been shot in the air, Annie Oakley style.)

This 1936 Merc dime certainly won't win any "best coin" competitions, but being the sentimental creature that I am, I have kept it to this day.

Continue with the "Mercury" or "Winged headdress" theme, OR post the first coin you had in your collection, if you still have it, or a picture of it.