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Only a month to go to Microdisney day

This is the latest coin I've received - Augustus denarius, RIC 82b, probably minted in Tarraco or other Spanish mint around 19BC.



And another Microdisney moment, probably the first recording in 30 years - Sean & Cathal doing a pared-down version of Dolly:

 

The wild boys of the late 2nd Century taking their show on the road on their way to kick some Parthian butt.

 

Laelianus, AD 269
AE Antoninianus, 19mm, 3.4g, 6h; Moguntiacum mint.
Obv.: IMP C LAELIANVS PF AVG; Radiate, cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: VICTORIA AVG; Victory advancing right.
Reference: RIC Vb 9, p. 373


With a little help from @John Anthony

 

My coin auction psych up soundtrack...



But, thanks to the coin below, I don't actually have money to buy any more coins right now .

 

No, I don't have a crush on Manlia Scantilla, but I sure LOVE this sestertius!

 

Roman As cut in Half to make a Semis... Or a Half-As... Thanks @Ken Dorney !
I always told folks not to do any job this way!

RI Augustus 27 BCE-14CE AE As or Semis Spain Celsa Mint 29mm 5.0g Laureate Augustus - Bull RPC271 Cut in ancient times to make change

 

SORRRY BUD THEY ALL LOOK FAKE TO ME

 

???

The three coins Chris showed? In what way do they look fake to you? I see nothing worrisome.

 

No need to yell, we can hear you just fine.

You need to be more specific when you call out someone's coins as a fake, like there are casting bubbles, edge seam, matches this known fake on Forum, etc.

 

Not the best coin... but it's mine..

Posting a song that was my Dad's favorite.. great story about leaving Ireland for North America.. as he did many years ago.

 

My favorite coin at the moment from the Crisis of the Third Century, Emperor Marius of the Romano-Gallic Empire.



Here is an appropriate song for the chaos, war, famine, plagues, and destruction that was a way of life during the Crisis of the Third Century.

 

Sicily Selinus Litra circa 400 BCE AR 10mm 0.67g Nymph seated on rock touching serpent Selinon leaf - Man-headed bull Mildenberg 27

 

RR Rutilius Flaccus 77 BCE Roma Biga wreath Sear 318 Cr 387-1

 

And here is the Guy who actually wrote the song, with Patti Smith later revising it into its final form - Surprise:


RR C Hosidius C F Geta 68 BCE Diana bow quiver Boar Hound spear Sear 346 Craw 407-2

 

I've posted two or three Microdisney songs in this thread and the long-awaited reunion gigs have happened! I was at the Dublin gig on Saturday, 2nd June and it was great - I've read similar reports from London. Microdisney broke up in 1988 and I got into them through one of their spin-offs (The Fatima Mansions - if the FMs return, I may explode with excitement). There are many videos up on YouTube already of the Dublin gig and the London one of last Saturday (9th June) - I will just link to this one - a cover of Frankie Valli's "The Night" - they finished with this.



I took one photo' at the start of the gig and then concentrated on listening and watching:



So, it's back to the coins - this arrived last week and is my sixth Muse - Melpomene:


Crawford 410/4. Minted in Rome in 66BC, 3.96g, 19mm. The dating of this issue is a bit uncertain - Crawford dates them to 66 BC, but they didn't appear in the Mesagne Hoard of 5,940 coins which included coins minted as late as 58BC. There are 10 varieties in the issue, each of which is known from up to 10 obverse and reverse dies, so while each is scarce, it might be expected that some would have turned up in a large hoard. In any case, I'll stick with 66BC for now. I prefer Michael Harlan's interpretation of the obverse as featuring the head of a Muse, rather than Apollo, as it looks too feminine, even for Apollo

ATB,
Aidan.