Varus, give me back my birthday candles! Horses, Gorgons and my divine 39

What a perfect 39th rotation around the sun celebration it has been thus far
I received a wonderful coin that has been on my want list forever, yesterday, from our own @Herodotus! Herodotus, you're my heroThough, I waited until today to open it as today is my 39th birthday.


SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Trichalkon. Struck under P. Quinctillius Varus, Governor of Syria. Dated year 25 of the Actian Era (7/6 BC).
O: Laureate head of Zeus right
R: Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm branch; at feet, river-god Orontes swimming right; EK (date) in right field.

As everyone else does, I'm calling it my divine 39 (hey, being a dude, I never got a sweet 16).
The little lady also spoiled me with an item from my want list (a remake of an archaic Greek horse) and then a total surprise as she killed and mounted the head of the lead gorgon, Medusa:

I Scared the crap out of my 4 yo with this when the medusa sprang at him!
I thought Medusa would go pretty sweet above my Gorgon presentation:


And I was right!

Please share your new coins, Greek art (real or remake), anything Gorgon or whatever you feel.
It's my birthday so drinks are on me!

 

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Varus in the media:



And, Happy Birthday!

 

Congratulations with your birthday! That Verus coins is very nice, great history behind it! And great gifts as well, poor kid however, scared stiff because of the medusa head
And yes, Im in for a drink or two (or 39)

Oh yeah, I'll throw in my newest coin for the party:

 

Congratulations @Ryro !

I received a present today as well. I had a baby boy born this morning @2:18a PST.

Great birthdays think alike.

 

What an absolutely amazing coincidence! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
I guess drinks and cigars are on me

 

Wow, Happy Birthday, @Ryro ! And you FINALLY got one! Congrats! Also, of course Medusa is cool! Soooo...

Here is MY Varus and METTUS:


RI Publius Quinctilius Varus 5-4 BCE AE20 8.0g Tetrachalkon Zeus Tyche Orontes Antioch Yr ZK RPC 4252 SNG Cop 92


No WONDER this gal looks so ANGRY! I had to FREE HER when I captured this little beauty!



Etruria Populonia 3rd C BCE AR 20 As 8.1g Metus Blank HN 152
20-As coin would be a DiDenarius if Rome ever made one.

 

AAaaand, @Herodotus ! WOW, congrats on your Son arriving today! HUGE congrats to your wife: 1) She has had to put up with YOU, 2) She did all the heavy lifting for this venture!!!

I always felt that a woman should have her birthday celebrated AND all her children's birthdays as hers.

 

Neapolis, Macedon; 411- 348 B.C.; AR Hemidrachm (14mm; 1.78 gm; 9h). Obv: Gorgon's head facing, with tongue protruding. Rev: ΝΕΟΠ; Young female head (Artemis Parthenos?) right, of exquisite style! Ancient abrasion on obv. SNG Cop 227

 

Congratulations to @Ryro on your birthday, and to @Herodotus (and your wife!) on your baby boy. Wonderful!

Medusa approves.



@Ryro, your new mask is the first time I've seen Medusa with vampire fangs. A little creative license!

 

Congrats @Herodotus !!!

 

Happy birthday @Ryro

Congratulations @Herodotus. Now comes the diapers. And believe me, someday you will look fondly on the days of diapers when your child is grown and off on his own.

 

Awesome score and happy birthday, @Ryro! Also, congrats to @Herodotus!