Honoring our Veterans today..

Maximinus II AE Follis
Date: 308 AD
Diameter: 24.3 mm
Weight: 8.2 grams
Obverse: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES - Laureate bust of Maximinus II
Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCITVS - Mars in military dress, holding transverse spear, shield and trophy over shoulder. X in l. field, B/K in right field
References: RIC 83

 

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Ummmm ooops ... as per usual, I tend to unload and over-do-it-a-tad!! (my bad, Eng) ...

Well, at least I kept it to a minimum and merely posted a few of my weapon's/war's greatest hits!!

=> anyway ... I'm from Canada, so today is "not" a stat-holiday, but I am totally respecting you dudes and again => I hope that all of you are having a great day-off!!

Cheers, brothers!!

:cheers:

 

:cheers:


Ummm, hopefully you US-dudes won't find this disrespectful, but my Dad is still around (he is turning "90 years old" in November) ... he was a Canadian bomber pilot in WWII ...


=> cheers, Dad!!

 

I'll tip one back for your Dad. Tell him thanks for his service. :cheers::cheers:

 

THRACE AE-14
OBV: Crested Corinthian helmet facing
REV: META between four spokes of wheel
Struck at Mesembria, 400-350 BC
1.80g, 14.35mm
SNG BMC 274

 

TI VETURIUS AR Denarius
OBV: Helmeted bust of Mars right
REV: Youth kneeling l., between two warriors who touch with their swords a pig which he holds., ROMA above
Struck at Rome, 137 BC
3.7g, 18mm
Cr.234/1; RSC Veturia 1

 

I new when Steve got to the party we would start to roll, went to see Ironman lll this afternoon, lookout bad guy's...

Thank all of you that have served in our military and your family's and those around the World.. :thumb::thumb::thumb:

 

If I can introduce a few modern issues into this ancient party, here's three Australian coins celebrating the end of World War II.

 

This Canadian dollar also marks the anniversary of the end of World War II.

 

Nice job Hd, thanks for the post...

 

hey stevex, what did you dad fly? not far from me last summer we had a b-17 and b-24 visit, it was awesome checking out the planes and hearing some stories from the several ww 2 bomber crew members that showed up to also. i just parked my behind by this 90 year old guy who was a belly gunner on a b-17 and listened to him tell stories for about 20 minutes....amazing stuff.

 

My Dad flew a Lancaster Bomber ... "He Rocks"

 

Steve, you should be proud. That generation, what we refer to as the "greatest generation", was totally awesome, heroic and loyal. When their country called, there was no question or whining. I'm proud of my father who was by no means a young man during the war. My father was born in 1908. At the start of the war he was turned down for service because of his age. But by 1943, his age was not a problem and he enlisted in the US Army. He was a member of a Tanker crew. You know, those large metal coffins that moved. He had some stories that could keep a person enthralled for hours. Wounded once, but returned to duty, he finished out the war and then spend a year as part of the occupation army in both Vienna and Berlin. I salute all veterans, but especially those of the WWII era.

 

If you want to honor US veterans by showing coins here, fine. The recent posts, however, would make more sense in General Discussion methinks.

Christian

 

... sorry about that (I got all swept-up in the good ol' Dad-stuff)

 

If Christian will forgive this one more comment........hats off to your Dad Steve. Those guys flew some hairy missions at night and often without fighter escort. Brave men indeed......

 

Point taken Christian. The thread began as coins that tribute to the military. We may have gotten slightly off track. So here is another coin to put us back on track:

DOMITIAN AE23, with Macedonian shield

 

Macedonian Kingdom
Alexander III the Great
AE13
c.323-315 BC
Cyprus-Salamis
Facing gorgon at center of ornamented Macedonian shield
(no legend)
Macedonian helmet
B | A
Caduceus below
13mm
Price 3158; Müller --

Bing, can you PM me more of his story?


And Bing,

Thanks for Your Service!


To all veterans,

Thanks!