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by train...

the day the music died

 

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Well placed in the top 5 Trio ever.





Messana as Zankle.
Chalcidian drachm circa 500.
Obv/ DANKLE Dolphin swimming l. within sickle-shaped open harbour; outer edge of Rev/ Mussel shell within nine squares, part incuse and part in relief.
SNG Copenhagen 388. SNG ANS 301. Rosen 61. Gielow 63ff.

 

Just a couple of monsters...



ANTONINUS PIUS
AE Drachm. 28.01g, 36.4mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 8 (AD 144/5). Menelaites Nome. Emmett 1819; Dattari 6318; RPC Online Temp #13971. O: AVT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTωNЄINOC CЄB ЄVC, laureate head right. R: MЄNЄΛAЄITHC, Harpokrates of Canopus (part human, part crocodile) left, holding finger on right hand before mouth, cornucopia on left arm; altar before, L H (date) in exergue.
Ex Phil Peck (“Morris”) Collection

 

EPEIROS, Ambrakia
AR Stater. 8.22g, 21.8mm. EPEIROS, Ambrakia, circa 426-404 BC. Ravel 75; Calciati, Pegasi 45 (these dies); HGC 3.1, 201. O: Pegasos flying right; A below. R: Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet; A to left; all within ivy wreath.
Ex Collection of Greek Coins of a Man in Love with Art Part I; ex Lanz 151, 2011, lot 390

 

And just one more tune and coin for the road...




AELIA FLACCILLA
AE2, cut (for use in ancient times, as a gaming token?). 4.1g, 21.6mm. Antioch mint, circa AD 383-386. RIC IX Antioch 62. O: AEL FLACCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust right. R: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Empress standing left, holding scroll; ANTЄ in exergue.

 

@Kavax , its no mussel depicted on your coin, but a scallop me think.

 

Dr Feelgood - She Does It Right. These guys were amazing and Lee Brilleaux reminds me of a boss I had, years ago - the same manic movements!



This is a small favourite of mine - Syracuse gold hemidrachm - ca. 343-336 BC.
2.1g. SNG ANS 5, 493.


ATB,
Aidan.

 

To the author of the thread...Merry Christmas / IO Saturnalia, my Friend.

You know the coin, also:


Bruttium Carthage occup 2nd Punic War AR Half-Shekel 216-211 Tanit Horse SOLAR-O HN Italy 2016 SNG Cop 361-3

 

I love that horse, @Alegandron ! Shakira is very nice, too

Here’s my most recent Judaean coin upgrade. The centering of the image and sharpness surpasses my current Hendin 1341.



Also

Here is my favorite musical selection in celebration of our CTAF Secret Saturnalia festivities.


Thanks @kevin McGonigal!

 

I ll take Shakira over the horse Last time I rode on a horse, I was sore fore 24 hours after But I like horses on coins....seems the Celts had the same idea

 

Mario Lanza in The Student Prince:

this guy did Gaudeamus Igitur like a champ!



and you might like this one by Mario Lanza




Judaea Pontius Pilate 26-36 CE - Prutah TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC Lituus Hendin 1342


Judaea Pontius Pilate 14-37 CE - Prutah TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC Lituus

 

That is the first time I heard Mario Lanza/ I would give him a perfect "10" for that song. Had to look him up, he died very young He died from over eating/ drinking, so sad.

 

Amazing—those are incredibly beautiful songs by Mario Lanza! I’ve never seen the entire Student Prince film—I need to watch it. There’s one song from the musical that I’m all too familiar. It sums up my younger years.



Your Hendin 1342 and 1343 are superb, @Alegandron ! I love the Wasabi mustard colored one!

 

Yup, know all the songs, including that one pretty well.

He was known as one of the best Tenors known. Too much wine, women, and song and he perished at too young an age.

My parents had is records when I was a wee lad!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Lanza

 

So did my parents/ uncles/ aunts, he was very popular in Germany. Food was one of his downfalls, I also love good food, take in 6000+ calories @ day But, I still wear size 30 jeans like in highschool. Walking 300 K @ week helps keep the weight off. Same for beer, moderation is key even healthy. Drugs are taboo and deadly. Collecting coins extends your lifespan.....happy people live longer
John

 

I think my new Claudius deserves another chance to shine in the spotlight...



He may have had a difficult life due to his physical ailments but Claudius was definitely not anyone's stepping stone.

 

Merry Christmas!

 

I've always loved the lines "I could've been someone / Well, so could anyone" on that one. Ouch!

 

In the end of year retrospective spirit, here's a track from the best gig of 2019 for me:



Actually, here's another



And a coin...

I won this last weekend, but it hasn't arrived yet, so hasn't made it into any 2019 lists - a Carthaginian stater, I'd wanted one almost since I started collecting and will have one soon, postal gods permitting:


ATB,
Aidan.