Ancients => Got caught-up in the Hoopla => bought a fricken Vandal Horse!!

Yah, I must admit that I got caught-up in the recent Vandal hoopla, so I ended-up running-out and finding myself a Vandal-coin ... oh, and yes, it had to have that special animal-esque thingy ...

... anyway ...

I love ya Mat (and Jango) ... so I thought that I'd try to voyage-into your coin worlds (hopefully there is enough room for all three of us?!!)

Cheers, coin bros!!

VANDALS IN CARTHAGE, Æ 21 NUMMI
SOLDIER / HORSE HEAD
Attribution: MEC 45
Date: 523-533 AD
Obverse: Soldier standing facing
Reverse: Head of horse left, XXI in exergue
Size: 20.26 mm
Weight: 6.28 grams

 

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Note => this is only my 3rd coin from this sweet century (6th century AD ... yup, a very rare lil' dawg)

here are my other two examples:

Justinian I AE Follis
558-559 AD





Maurice Tiberius Æ Follis
Theoupolis (Antioch) mint
582-602, Dated RY 9 (590/1)
Diameter: 28 mm
Weight: 11.34 grams
Obverse: Crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepter
Reverse: Large m; cross above, A/N/N/O Ч/IIII; τHЄЧP’

 

Oh, and my sweet wife and I also carved a couple of pumpkins tonight ...




... awesome, yes? (man, I love my bat-wife)

Satan's Kitty is my wing-it design

 

All nice!

 

very cool coin stevex. yet another one that I haven't seen at all. interesting denomination also!
is the horse a nod to the carthage of old?

great pumkins stevex, mine didn't come out so good.

 

Nice => that's a sweet lookin' Chuck Brown pumpkin, my coin-friend ...

Bravo!!

 

Been watching this one but I'm glad someone I know picked it up, nice catch Steve!

 

My favorite among my Vandal coins, a nummus of King Gelimer:

Gelimer, Vandal Kingdom
AE Nummus
Obv: GEILAMIR, pearl-diademed, draped bust right
Rev: Monogram of Gelimer within wreath
Mint: Carthage, struck 530-533 AD
Ref: MEC 1, 28-30; BMC Vandals 4-6, Very Rare

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelimer

 

Nice ... man, that's a very sweet lookin' Vandal-coin, Jango (congrats on pursuing and dominating one of the most interesting off-slant-avenues of our amazing ancient coin-world!! => bravo!!)

=> I am very proud to own one of your sought-after favourite coins (I will treat it like a father treats his favourite son)

 

Vandals in Carthage coin? I want one!

 

Nice coins, Steve. I know perfectly well what you mean about being caught up in the hoopla. I've been inspired to collect certain types just because they were posted as newps by another member on the forum. So far, everyone's been genteel enough not to call me a copycat.

Here's our jack-o-lantern for the year. This time we got one huge pumpkin and carved three designs into it. Well, the wife and kids did the carving. I stood around and warned them not to cut off a finger because I was too lazy to take a trip to the emergency room. I did, however, contribute to eating the roasted seeds, which were quite tasty...

 

very cool design(s) ...

Oh, and good job being the safety-guy on site (always "cut towards your chum, not your thumb" ... yah, that always seemed a bit careless to me as well?)

 

=> as you might expect, I'm not exactly sure, my hilarious friend





... ummmm, but they sure look kinda sweet posing together, eh?

Cheers, brother C

 

Nice addition steve.

How did I know one of 'em would be the bat symbol?

 

that's exactly what I a thinking of stevex.

hey JA, is that face in your pumpkin eddie of iron maiden fame?

 

.... yah, nobody is ever quite sure what I'm up to ... *sigh*

=> oh well, they keep inviting me to the party!!

 

As a matter of fact, it is. One of my teenage boys is a fan of Iron Maiden, and that part of the jack-o-lantern is his work.

 

"ENJOY"

... ya freaky ancient coin-collectors!!!

 

Not my cup of tea, but each to his own.

 

I agree => "this" is definitely my go-to-tune ...




.... yup, it still makes me "pumped" every time I hear it!!

Three guitars => one bass, one rythme, and one just fricken showin' off!!

Thump-thump-thump-solid-drummin' + a classic voice (dead or alive)

100% awesome band!! (up there with Tom Petty, Led Zep & Pink Floyd)

... well, I guess I'd better throw The Stones in there as well ... ummm, and The Beatles ... and I guess if you're talkin' the past decade, I'd better toss-in Pearl Jam, Green Day and, and , and ...

man, I "love" good tunes ...

Cheers, gang