Green coins - St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's day to all. In honor of the day I'm posting a green coin. And also a coin with a snake, since St. Patrick reputedly drove all the snakes out of Ireland. Feel free to post whatever is relevant.

 

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This procopius is the greenest coin I have!

 

How about a Leprechaun's hat?

ANONYMOUS
Æ Quadrans
OBVERSE: Winged petasus
REVERSE: S-C, winged caduceus
Struck at Rome, Late 1st-mid 2nd century AD
15mm, 2.36g
RIC II 32

 

This Pius is one of my greenish coins. (spell check didn't correct "greenish" so I guess it is a word). I have one even more green, a Domitian As but I posted it recently. Happy St. Patrick's day.



Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Coin: VF Brass Sestertius
IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP - Laureate head right.
TR POT XV COS IIII, S-C below, - Antoninus seated left on curule chair, holding globe, crowned by Victory flying left.
Exergue: SC


Mint: Rome (152 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 22.13g / 33mm / 6h
Rarity: Scarce
References:
RIC III 889
Banti 455
Cohen 969
Provenances:
Artemide Aste
Acquisition/Sale: Artemide Aste Internet Artemide Aste 9 #389 $0.00 10/19
Notes: Oct 22, 19 - The Gary R. Wilson Collection

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day, y'all. My state's governor shut down the bars and restaurants because of the coronavirus, so my own personal observations will be sober and rational, which is a departure for me. But healthy is always a good thing, so I'm not complaining.

Here's one of my favorite greenies, a Justin II & Sophia follis of Constantinople:



Faustina II posthumous sestertius, in a more subdued shade. That's Diana with a torch on the reverse, barely.

 

Will miss dropping by the pub today.
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!

 

Patina Glas


RR Anon AE Litra 241-235 BC Mars Beardless Horse Head GREEN Craw 25-3 Sear 594

 

Nice coins!
I myself have never had a "green" coin

 

Happy St. Patricksday to you!

Here's some of my favorite greenies

 

What a great idea for a thread! @ancient coin hunter

Wonderful Nero sestertius @Limes

Here are some green or green-ish coins from my collection!

Crispina, wife of Commodus
Denomination: As or Dupondius
Date: AD 178-182



Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right.
Rev: IVNO LVCINA, S-C across field, Juno standing left, holding patera & scepter.
Diameter: 25mm
Weight: 11.09 grams
Mint: Rome
RIC III 680
Ex: CNG

Trajan Decius (AD 249-251)
Denomination: AE Double Sestertius.
Date: 249-251 AD



Obv: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm branch; S-C across fields.
Diameter: 37mm
Weight: 30.7 grams
Mint: Rome
RIC IV 126a
Ex: Roma Numismatics

Theodosius I (AD 379-395)
Denomination: AE Centenionalis
Date: AD 378-383



Obv: DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: REPARATIO REIPVB, Theodosius standing front, head left, holding Victory on globe and raising kneeling woman. Mintmark star BSISC.
Diameter: 24mm
Weight: 4.7 grams
RIC IX 26c type 6
Ex: Canadian Coin

 

Alexius III Comnenus Angelus Ruled 1195-1203

The greenest of green.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope the whole world has a better one next year .

something green...

 

When I was a kid growing up on a farm, I had to pitch in with choirs around the barn. Child labour, since I was only eight
My Dad, would at then end of the day allow me to have a cold beer with him He was a adventerous beer drinker, tried a new brand every week. On one occassion he got a 24 of Guiness. So, we opened up the ice cold brew, and down the hatch. First reaction, we spit it out, my first impression, 'it tasted like swamp water" I think he gave the rest away to the neighbour. That was the worst beer I had ever tasted! The opposite of Corona....

 

I enjoy doing the same by tasting different beers during my travels. I generally enjoy most beers. One type that I do not see as much, here in the States, that I like are the Alt-style Beers. A brand that I like is Carlsberg's Elephant Beer, which is more difficult to find locally. Otherwise, I try them all. Sometimes I do not a type or brand as much, but most are pretty good.

Now, if we can move to a good Single-Malt Scotch, or various Armagnacs ... well, that becomes an even more fun story to explore...

Elephant Beer Coin:
(Kinda has that Guiness look patina, eh, John?


Etruria 3rd C BCE AE 18mm 4.76g Hd African r Elephant r letter below SNG Cop 48 HNI 69 SNG Paris 138-140 SNG Morcom 44 R


Ooop... Let's keep it GREEN:


RI Postumus 259-268 CE Antoninianus Cologne Oriens GREEN

 

Try it again, it should be served room temp, not cold. I don't think I have it cold but after reading this I don't think I will try. It is a heavy beer though. Cheers

 

I had a Drake Denogginizer with a bit of food coloring....plus some corned beef and cabbage.

https://drinkdrakes.com/beers/denogginizer/

With a 9.75% alc content only drink one.

 

I know the feeling! I was trimming a clients cedar hedge last July, she came out and offered me a 500ml. ice cold Belgian Beer. I gladly accepted her nice gesture, and guzzled it down. I immediately went back up the ladder to trim the top of the hedge. Then, I started getting a buzz. I then noted that the beer was 12.8 % But it went down super smooth

 

Not as green as some that are posted!
But a couple of green ones here.


Spain, Arse Saguntum




Spain, Castulo