Found A Lonely Hippopotamus On My Way Home

What, you have a $10 Otacilia hippo sest to sell too?

 

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i just wish i had one..

 

Alexander Hamilton would be proud!

 

I'm glad to know ye're okay !!!
Please, be careful next time... or you could to see "THIS" crossing the road...



Gold multiples are extremely rare. There are only three known examples from the reign of Augustus, each presenting different typologies, meaning that this quaternion — or four aurei – is unique artefact. These multiples were not used as coins, even though they circulated in the monetary system. They were created to be given as gifts to people close to the emperor. The obverse depicts a young and fresh-faced Octavius accompanied by a small Capricorn, referring to his astrological sign. The legend cites his seventh consulate, allowing us to date its production to 27 BC, precisely when he received the title of Augustus. The style of the portrait suggests that it could have been minted in a Greek workshop in Asia Minor, perhaps Pergamon. The last message of the quaternion is revealed on the reverse: the Egyptian inscription with the words ‘conquered Egypt’ and an hippopotamus, a typical animal from the Nile, commemorate the conquest of Egypt three years before. The annexation of the final kingdom that emerged from Alexander the Great’s legacy was a crucial moment in the rise of Octavius.

http://ceres.mcu.es/pages/Main?idt=1158&inventary=1921/9/1&table=FMUS&museum=MAN

 

Nice find. The series commemorating the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of Rome is one of the better series.
Good thing you grabbed it before someone else.

 

Is that 1 TOZ beauty YOURS? Or is it from the museum?

 

Sadly...
http://ceres.mcu.es/pages/Main?idt=1158&inventary=1921/9/1&table=FMUS&museum=MAN
Madrid, Spain...

 

Only in spanish:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuaternión_de_Augusto

 

I love Bargain Bin finds. they make me so excited and almost euphoric when walking out of a store and having spent only a fraction of my original budget for the month. really reminds me that the price we pay and personal value is not dependent on money but how we feel after the purchase and the joy we get from collecting. may it be a 2,000 $ or a 10 $ coin. All coins hold a special place in my heart and my passion for the ancient.
thanks for sharing.

 

I Love that bargain priced hippo!! I tried to score a few examples the last year or so but they always went for more than I was prepared to pay at the time....Congrats on the super cool find!!

 

haha! i remember those commercials... hungry hungry hippo~