Ancients => Post your Favourite coin and *Favourite tune*

AWEOME, Aidan!!! Well done, SUPER example!

 

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Yeah, keep putting it into my soy sauce when eating Sushi... nope, doesn’t help the favor!!!

 

Thanks, Alegandron - I did get some RR coins too, but couldn't resist this

 

It is one of my favorites in my collection, too...


Africa, Zeugutana, Carthage
Anonymous BCE 310-290
EL Dekadrachm - Stater
18.5mm, 7.27g
Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left, eleven pendants on necklace; pellet before neck
Reverse: Horse standing right; three pellets below exergue line
Ref: MAA 12; SNG Copenhagen 136

 

Lovely!

 

Elagabalus O'Riley

ELAGABALUS
AR Denarius. 3.02g, 20.8mm. Rome mint, 1 Jan - 11 Mar AD 222. RIC 52 var. ("hornless"). O: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right wearing "horn". R: P M TR P V COS IIII P P, Elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar, and holding club in left hand; star in left field.

 

RIP Neil Peart .

I'm heartbroken.

 

Damn! That's too young. RIP Neil.




MARCUS AURELIUS
AE24. 8.3g, 23.7mm. THRACE, Bizya, circa AD 147-161. Jurukova, Bizye 19; RPC IV.1 Online temp #3903. O: Μ ΑYΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟYΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, bare head right. R: BIZY-HNΩN, (Funeral?) Banquet scene: A male reclining left on couch, extending his right hand to a female sitting before him; small table before couch; to left, small male figure standing right, placing his right hand in an amphora.

 

Hello,
To begin, my favorite song :


Then my favorite coin


https://www.colleconline.com/fr/items/38554/monnaie-antique-romaine-constantin-i-ae3

 

Since @zumbly tosses out the BabyMetal videos, I thought this would be fun:



Would Artemis is appropriate for the song???

RI Prv Lydia Hierocaesarea 54-59 CE Capito under Nero Artemis STAG Leaping RPC 1 2391-2

 

When is a Yes song better than a Yes song? When it's Jon Anderson + Todmobile + the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and choir covering a classic.

Awaken was always a glorious showstopping epic piece of prog rock indulgence. With Todmobile and Symphony, it is utterly transcendent. I've never experienced more episodes of aesthetic chills in one song, although to be fair not many "songs" are seventeen minutes long .

If you've not seen this, please devote seventeen minutes of your life to this video and you will be elevated . There are so many climaxes in this piece that smoking a cigarette after listening would not be unreasonable .

In particular, check out just after 14:00 (14:12 - 14:55). That climax just keeps going and going and going... when the choir joins in I can hardly stand it-- something akin to religious ecstasy. I've got my hands in the air, sweeping the heavens with every note.




A coin worthy of pairing with the song:


KINGS of PERGAMON, Eumenes I
263-241 BCE
AR tetradrachm 29 mm, 16.94 gm
Obv: head of Philetairos right, wearing laurel wreath
Rev: ΦIΛETAIPOY; Athena enthroned left, right hand resting on shield set at her feet, gorgon on shield; left elbow resting on small sphinx seated right; transverse spear in background, ivy leaf above knee, monogram on throne, bow to right
Ref: BMC Greek (Mysia) 31, p.115; SNG France 1606–9
Formerly slabbed, NGC Ch AU 5/5 3/5, Fine Style
Ex Dr. Spencer Paterson Collection of Ancient coins, Great Collections 15 Sept 2019

 

I dig this new veiled bust sestertius of Faustina I:

 

My favorite coin varies even more often than my favorite tune....
«Echoes» by Pink Floyd is special though. So is this one:

 

I like this one, because I love The Who, and I love favorite coins that are more special than expensive (I sure appreciate some of the expensive ones here too though).
I have the same coin type representing Elagabalus in my emperor collection. It’s a special portrait, and perhaps the one closest to portaying a disturbed young man.

 

This thread has been out of the limelight for a while...

In my enforced "working from home", I've been listening to a lot more Fatima Mansions - "You Won't Get Me Home" has some suitable lyrics for the times we're in.



Recent arrivals are always favourites - here's one - another Cr. 408/1b C. Piso L.f. Frugi denarius. A very large issue and often struck in high relief, so quite attractive.

Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, club
Rev. C•PISO•L•F•FRVG / F• - Horse galloping right, holding whip and reins
Mint: Rome (67 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.74g / 18mm / 5h




ATB,
Aidan.

 

Carthage Zeugitania Libyan Revolt AR Shekel 24mm 7.34g 241-238 BCE Wreathed Tanit Horse stndg control mark and Punic M SNG Cop 236

 

And to relax... I enjoy this for years as background music...




RR Anon AR Denarius 115-114BCE Rome mint 19.52mm 3.82g ROMA X Seated r on shields spear birds she-wolf Romulus Remus Cr 287-1 S 164

 

I don't think The Stone Roses have got a mention yet - their self-titled debut album in 1989 regularly feature in "Best of all time" albums. It was five years before their second, and last, studio album appeared - "Second Coming" - they broke up in 1996. In 2011, they returned and lasted until 2017. I saw them twice in their second incarnation - here in Phoenix Park in 2012 - a glorious July evening sandwiched between days of rain. According to the timestamp on my 'phone, it was 10.22PM when I took this - we have nice long evenings in summer!



Ian Brown may not have been the Messiah (though probably a very naughty boy), but here's "I Am The Resurrection" in all its glory, including 4+ minute outro. It was the last song on the night.



Here's a pretty recent arrival - a denarius of C. Valerius Flaccus with a tough-looking Victory.

Obv. X - Draped and winged bust of Victory right
Rev. C.VAL.FLA / IMPERAT / EX. S.C - Legionary eagle between two standards inscribed H (Hastati) and P (Principes)
Mint: Massalia (82 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.68g / 18mm / 5h
References:

• RSC 12b (Valeria)
• Sydenham 747a
• Crawford 365/1b
• BMCRR Gaul 26

ATB,
Aidan.

 

This thread is somewhat moribund, maybe it needs some Hazel O'Connor.

From Breaking Glass, "Will You", with wonderful sax solo.



"Eighth Day" - very Tronesque, though Breaking Glass pre-dates Tron.




And a coin - I'd wanted one of these for a while and finally got one - not in great condition, but fairly scarce.

Denarius of L. Valerius Acisculus
Obv. ACISCVLVS - Head of Apollo right, hair tied with band; above, star; within laurel wreath
Rev. Helmeted human-headed owl right, carrying shield and two spears
Exergue: L.VALERIVS
Mint: Rome (45 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.67g / 19mm / 5h
References:

• RSC 18 (Valeria)
• Sydenham 999a
• Crawford 474/2b
• HCRI 91A

ATB,
Aidan.

 

Thessaly AR Stater Double Victoriatus 21mm 5.7g 50 BCE Zeus - Athena Itonia spear shield RR Prov. SNG Cop 299var