What a surprise I had today. Back from work I checked in my mailbox and was happy to found the envelope I was expecting ; a coin bought from @John Anthony sale a few weeks ago. But there was not only the Septimius Severus from Thessalonica I was looking for, but another coin with this note: "Hello! Theodosius also asked me to send you the bronze of Deultum with Artemis as a gift. Peace and blessings! John". I was speechless (my wife would say it is a very rare moment) and gladly surprised cause it's the first time in my life someone give me a coin. I've never met you or even talked to you @Theodosius but your kind gesture really touched me. Mille mercis! So here are my 2 new babies, and please feel free to post a coin somebody gave you as a gift in the past Septimius Severus Ae 27 Macedon Thessalonica Nike walking left holding wreath & palm Moushmov 6738 Varbanov 4341 Ex Theodosius collection Severus Alexander Ae 26 Thrace Deultum Artemis holding bow & drawing arrow from quiver, hound advancing right Varbanov 2265 Ex Theodosius collection
My very first (two) ancient coins were gifts from my grandfather when I was about 14 years old. They were in a purse of late 19th century Greek coins that belonged to my late grandmother. I suspect they were field finds from the "old country". I still have them of course: a broken AE Antoninianus of Trebonianus Gallus with Uberitas reverse and a charming AE Antoninianus of Valerian I with Victory reverse. These started me down a long path...
Glad you like the coin! Being an amateur archer myself I like the depiction of Artemis with her bow on the reverse. My first ancient coin was a gift from my aunt. This was in the 1970s when I was a teenager. It took me years to figure out that it was a Roman coin from the emperor Theodosius, thus my forum name. John
Great on you, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix ! And, hey, I met John (@Theodosius ) and his Wife at FUN last year... wonderful people!!! I honestly cannot wait to catch up with them again at another Coin Show! A coin Gift to me: @ancientcoinguru was very kind to observe that I really enjoyed the History of Philip II of Makedon. She surprise gifted me this coin, which at the time, they were allied with Philip, and were integral in his success in creating the Makedonwn Hegemony over Greeks. The gift was beyond generous to me. I really enjoy it for its cool History: Thessaly Larissa 344-337 BCE AR Obol 0.68g 9mm Nymph Larissa Horse Grazing SNG Cop 1
