Ancient Forum's Picture the Poster

Lol right?

As corny as it sounds, becausr of this tread (minus the bumpier parts) I feel like we are all a bit closer and friendlier now as a group

 

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Here I am!:


Hard to choose one favourite coin... pictured all

 

ahaha ... Z-Bro, thanks for naming that lil' plastic daredevil "stevex6"



... ummm, hopefully he is a well liked and successful daredevil and not an outlet for frustration and abuse!! ("light him on fire again Daddy, I love that trick!!")

 

Hah! No, definitely well-liked and at least fairly successful. As you can see, for his latest stunt, he is trying to get off the 'wagon' .

 

"Arrgghh!!!" That stevex6 outbid me AGAIN! I'll show him! Light up plastic Steve!"

(Good thing it isn't a voodoo doll )

 

Who needs a hypnotist when you have a beautiful wife with those eyes!
Lucky man JA

 

Way aye pet

 

TIF,
You are very observant, One of my other interests is woodworking. That curvy piece of wood behind me is a live edge slab destined to become a sideboard in the dining room. I don't often take pictures of my work but below is a mid-century modern patio bench built with traditional Japanese hand tools.

And, since this is also about ancient coins, below is my favorite Roman non-emperor, Marcus Agrippa.

 

Lovely!! Mid-century modern... my favorite era for furnishings. That bench is very inviting and serene. Its construction looks impeccable!

In your previous picture-- the plank destined to become a sideboard, is that cedar? Juniper?

I still have a Danish modern sofa and chairs c. 1963 (my parents bought it around the time I was born) and I have a Saarinen table and eight of the armless Tulip chairs, the large oval table. It's great not only for dinner parties but for arts and crafts, and poker

In your picture above, in addition to lusting for that bench, I want your anvil!

I haven't done any fine woodworking and joinery such as the type you do, but I've made some furnishing from time to time. Here's the first item I made (bamboo plywood):


And soon after, this sofa which turned out pretty amazing if I do say so myself . I had no idea how to construct such a thing but I read books, talked to people, and then just did it. The woodworking wasn't too hard since it didn't involve precision joinery but the upholstering was crazy! I really didn't know how to do that but it turned out okay. It took an entire bolt of Ultrasuede HP to cover the beast. In these pictures the sofa is in a model unit at a highrise loft in downtown Austin.




I no longer have the bed or the sofa nor have I made any furniture or cabinets lately. 9-10 years ago I gutted my then-new old condo and built all the cabinetry from scratch. My neighbors weren't very happy about the prolonged construction noise, and for the first year my only "furnishings" were a 10 foot panel saw and a twin bed .

Coin, with an anvil


Roman Republic
moneyer T. Carisius, 46 BCE
AR Denarius, 18 mm, 3.62 gm
Obv: head of Juno Moneta right; MONETA behind
Rev: implements for coining money: anvil die with garlanded punch die above; tongs and hammer on either side; T CARISIVS above; all within laurel wreath
Ref: Crawford 464/2; CRI 70; Sydenham 982a; Carisia 1a
ex Andrew McCabe
ex Baldwins 1998

 

You know, TIF, it's almost depressing how multi-talented you are. Seriously, what can't you do?

 

I hope my creativity inspires the same in others

 

Simple: wow. Awesome work and execution of Talent. Your parents really inspired you as you were growing up. Would love to have met them.

 

Aah, time to sabotage the topic by posting a modern coin. Recognize the design?



The other side features his Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Great sofa job by the way!

Christian

 

Tulip chair on a Euro? Yes please!! Googling now, credit card in hand .

The armed versions are iconic, but the armless chairs are more practical (and a good deal less expensive)

 

Lol, isn't it fun when this board costs us money when we least expect it?

 

BUY ME something, MAT!!! BUY me something!!!

 

All's well that ends well. Great thread. Sorry for my old man cranky behavior here, I especially apologize to Bing! Protect your loot as I do mine.

 

No worries friend. Loved your Halloween pic - well done!

 

There are a lot of new dudes lately ... I have zero clue which ones are radicals, posers, s-disturbers, and/or awesome coin-bros?!

=> hopefully, the coin-drama subsides and the coin good prevail ... I like this place (it's a whole lot of fun ... and a great coin-resource)

Edited:
Steve remember that symbols instead of letters in bad language are the same rule breaker.

 

Sorry ... I must have been getting all misty-eyed and worked-up about this place

=> coin-on!!