SEASONAL GREETINGS 2015 - create a thread of stories

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by SwK, Dec 9, 2014.

  1. SwK

    SwK Junior Member

    Wishing all an enjoyable new year enjoying our ancient hobby

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    We as a ‘human race’ have not changed from the time Roman Emperors who were in general brutal, Romans had slaves that could be bought and sold, watched gruesome entertainment gladiators fighting each other to the death. Mad Caligula had his army collect shells on the beach, it showed that he had "conquered the sea". Nero killed his mother and his wife. Septimius Severus had the body of his dead opponent Clodius Albinus laid out and rode over it with his horse. Emperors who wanted get rid of senators would simply write them a letter, ordering them to kill themselves (or else he would send someone round to kill them). Emperor Nero ordered a great many such suicides.
     
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  3. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Well that's cheery. Merry Christmas to you too.

    That should be on a Hallmark card, lol.
     
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  4. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Merry Christmas from the Nabataeans...

    nabataean xmas.jpg
     
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  5. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Merry Christmas from stevex6 and the reindeers ... cheers!!

    ionia ephesos b.jpg Lucius Axius b.jpg



    A story, eh? ... well, once upon a time there was a goat


    ... and this goat had a friend named PAN ...

    Oh, and PAN kinda liked the way that chrsmat looked in those cool zipper-pants ...


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    :stop:


    ... (to be continued) ...

    (oh my, I wonder what's gonna happen to the goat?)


     
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  6. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    Merry Christmas my only ancient Greek coin in in my safety deposit box. That why no photo.
     
  7. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    Merry Christmas and 2015 cheerful songs from Apollo . Max2Apol.jpg
     
  8. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

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  9. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

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    stevex, you better be good, byzanticlaus is watching..........:woot:
     
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  10. jcm

    jcm Active Member

    Well, Merry Christmas, Caligula defeated Neptune which is why he collected the shells.... he also made a horse a Senator... Incatartus!
     
  11. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

  12. Cucumbor

    Cucumbor Well-Known Member

    Merry Xmas from Santa "Septimius" Claus himself :

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    Q
     
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  13. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    This is a true story in December. The grocer in our quarter told me that he found this "coin" among all the money he had received from the clients. He asked me to verify what is it , and whether it could be an ancient coin because he had never seen a similar coin like that before, as he put it . I came back the next day and asked for 2 packets of cigarettes. he promptly
     
  14. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    So, he promptly inquired me about his coin. I made it clear to him that it's a new coin. Then he asked me to return it back , if possible . So I said : Forget about it and Merry Christmas you deer... Deer.jpg
     
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  15. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    What is the coin, Charles? I don't recognize it.
     
  16. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    JA. I don't recognize it either. I already posted the possibly "deer obverse " above, and now here's the " Lion reverse." Charles Lion.jpg
     
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