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RI Aelia GALLA PLACIDIA Augusta Regent for Valentinian III 423-437 CE mo of Theodosius Æ4 Bust E - cross CID visible ex FSR 102

 

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Seleukid Demetrios I Soter 162-150 BCE AE 17 serrate 16.8mm 3.9g Antioch on Orontes mint Horse Hd L - Elephant Hd R- SC 1646 SNG Spaer 1299-1304

 

Is Steve gone for good?

 

Looking for some relaxing music I found this:



Perfect match for this coin:



LYCIA, Phaselis.
AR Stater, 4th century BC, 21mm, 10.40 g, 10h.
Obverse: Prow of galley right, fighting platform decorated with facing gorgoneion; to right, cicada upward.
Reverse: Stern of galley left, with wreath hanging from pole mounted on the deck.
References: Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; Triton XIX, lot 256 (same obv. die); CNG 100, lot 1521 (same obv. die); CNG 99, lot 280 var. (cicada downward).

John

 

Hey @Theodosius, I like your song but I fell asleep before I could finish it.

 

That is the idea. Especially when I am at work!

 

I finally managed to grab one of the drachms.. maybe a tet next.

 

I seem to be in a Caracalla kinda mood...

 

Happy Holidays!

 

Hello "Iceman" kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

 

Goodbye

 

RR Hd Juno Sospita R goat skin hddrss She-wolf R placing stick on fire eagle stndng fanning flames 45 BCE 19.0mm 4.07g Cr 472-1

 

"Whenever I see your smiling face, I have to smile myself ... because I love you!"




Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235
Roman AR denarius; 3.15 g, 18.3 mm, 5 h
Rome mint, 7th emission, AD 227
Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust right
Rev: VESTA, Vesta standing left, holding patera and transverse scepter
Refs: RIC 362; BMCRE 440; Cohen 85; RCV 8218; CRE 513.

 

Happy New Year, fellas!

 

Early- to mid-ninth century Byzantine coin:


Michael II the Amorian with Theophilus
Byzantine Æ Follis, 2.90 g, 20.8 mmSyracuse Mint, 820-829 AD
Obv: Facing busts of Michael and Theophilus
Rev: Large M, cross above, Θ below
Refs: DOC 21; Anastasi 513; SB 1652.

Early- to mid-ninth century Byzantine music!

 

Well, the countdown to the Microdisney gig continues (2nd June - my last posting on this thread had a Microdisney song), but here's something different - a coin I waited a while before getting:



A drachm of Emporion, in modern-day Spain. In the summer of 2008, I spent a few days in Catalunya. One day, I spotted a sign saying "Ruinas" and followed it for a look. The ruinas in question turned out to be of Emporion, a Greek and later Roman city on the shores of the Mediterranean. I spent a great day wandering around getting sunburnt and resolved to get a coin from there. The first I found was actually a modern Spanish €10 coin reproducing the drachm above, then I got a half-drachm (more-or-less the above type, cut in half) and then a small fractional coin. Finally, in late-2010, I got this drachm. The reverse is struck from a very worn die, but it's otherwise a nice coin.

And, here's the late, great Dave Allen telling a horror story - he's a good storyteller, irrespective of what he's saying!



ATB,
Aidan.

 

AUSTRIA/HUNGARY. House of Hapsburg.
Ferdinand III, AD 1637-1657
AR 3 Kreuzer, St. Viet mint, 1639
Obv.: FERDI III D G R I (3) S A G H ET B R; Laureate bust right within circle.
Rev.: ARCHI AVS ET CARINT D B ET 1639; Three shields separated by ornaments in a circle, above imperial eagle, right ancient Burgundy, left Carinthia (Kärnten).
Reference: KM 835

Ferdinand III was archduke of Austria, and King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia from 1637 until his death in 1657. He was the last emperor to have any real power over the Holy Roman Empire. Most of his reign consisted of dealing with the military and political aspects of the 30 Years War.

Ferdinand III was a musician and avid supporter of the arts. Upon his death, the renowned keyboardist and composer Jakob Froberger was deeply grieved, and wrote his Lamentation sur la mort de Ferdinand III, a poignant memorial to his good friend and sponsor...

 

In honor of @ominus1 's Tunes Tube:






RR Servius Rullus 100 BCE AR Den Minerva Victory Biga S 207 Cr 328-1