Ancients: In honor of those who crawl

In September 2007, we picked up a Rough Green Snake on the way down the street to meet our Grandson's bus from Kindergarten. "Crawly" died today. In his honor, I post some of my favorite snakes on coins.

Antoninus Pius Alexandria drachm

Septimius Severus Philippopolis AE30


Septimius Severus and Julia Domna Marcianopolis 5 assaria (with Apollo)


Macrinus and Diadumenian Marcianopolis 5 assaria

 

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Poor Crawly, I bet your grandson's is heart broken.

 

Sorry about the snake.

 

awwww, the horrible down-side of owning pets, eh? (sorry to hear of the family loss)

 

Steve, maybe you should send me that top coin. You know, for photography...

 

Great headshot of Mr. Crawly! Cute pic of the grandkid too.

Here's a flying snake and a snake on a stick:

THRACE. Pautalia. Caracalla (198-217). Ae.
Weight: 16.4 g.
Diameter: 29 mm.
Obv: AYT K M AY CEY ANTΩNEINOC.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: OYΛΠIAC ΠAYTAΛIAC.
Asklepios seated right on back of winged serpent.
Varbanov 5007.

 

I posted my one snake coin earlier today, so I'll forego repeating myself, but I will say that my son had a python for a while until the critter mysteriously died. I found it difficult to believe someone could get emotionally attached to a snake, but my son was absolutely beside himself. The situation has since been rectified with another python.

 

Sorry about the pet snake. I've never had a pet snake, but I talk to them when I find them in the yard or on the fense. Most people I know are stupid scared over snakes. I think they are great to have around for obvious reasons. Like most creatures, they are more afraid of humans.

 

Here's a rather simplistic portrayal of a snake:

ROME
PB Tessera (18mm, 2.58 g, 12h)
Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Serpent right
Rostovtzev 1564; Milan 233-4; München 255; BM 565​

 

I've owned a number of snakes and loved them all, but after a while a wife gets irritated when you tell her a 7' constrictor is loose somewhere in the house.... Sad about the loss!

 

Nice Claudius Nemo. Although I think my portrait is better, I wish mine was whole like yours, especially on the reverse.

 

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not cool

 

really? I'll remove it then......

 

In honor of Crawly...

Hadrian Roman Empire
Amogabuti Kuninda Kingdom
Pergamon, Mysia

 

Nice coins brother. Haven't seen much of you here of late. And I hear you're giving your coins away. Let me know the next time you need some cash. I have a buck or two to spare.

Wimpy from Popeye for those of you too young to know.

 

Yea its been rough this winter season, not a lot of time. Working a lot but unfortunately no new coins. I have had to scale back tremendously, the rising cost of everything (food,fuel,taxes) is appalling. I like to think of it as thinning the heard rather than giving them away. I have had couple of bites which helps but I always struggle with separation anxiety when it comes to these things.

BTW- I love Wimpy, the original slacker, I often wear a novelty t-shirt with this pattern...




If your really need help holding some money I could probably help you take strain off your pocket...send me a PM and we could figure something out.

I also once had a Ball Python, I had it for years, it was a healthy female and the wife and her mother harassed me until I donated her to a local reptile store for dear it would eat my son. (I call bologna on that) It is still a touchy subject, we don't discuss in the house.