Ancients => Post your Favourite coin and *Favourite tune*

Just a fun uplifting song...




(retrograde)
Rasenna, Fufluna (Etruria, Populonia)
AR 1 As
0.60g 10.0mm
after 211 BCE
Male Head Left -
Plain Rev
Vecchi 3 68-70 HN Italy 181
EXTREMELY RARE

 

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Good tunes and ancient coins. What else is there?



Thrace, Byzantium. Geta AE14 Obv: Laureate bust of Geta r., wearing paludamentum.
Rev: Winged caduceus.
14mm., 1.57gm.
BMC 88.

 

Earth, Wind and Fire! The founder of a company I worked at had them to play at either his wedding or another party - there was a video on YouTube, but I can't find it any more. He had Boney M at another gig. I suppose those old groups never died, they're just fading away gracefully! And if you've made magabucks, you can hire them

Anyway, for some reason, I've been listening to some Roxy Music recently - perhaps lockdown cabin fever?



As a bonus, the back-up mimer is Martha-Jane Ladly, once of Martha and The Muffins (Echo Beach).


As for a coin, I've been trying to dig up something for next month's "Show and Tell" session at the local coin society. This year, we're going to do it over Zoom. As I just bought Red Spork's imitative denarius, I think I'll show an Eraviscan coin - here's one which came a couple of months back, also from Red Spork.

Obv. Bearded male head (Jupiter) right
Rev. RAVIZ - Globe between rudder left and thunderbolt right
(1st century BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.16g / 18mm / 2h
References:

• Freeman, Essays Hersh pl. 29, 4 (this coin)
• Davis Class B, Group II Pannonian, Eraviscan

Provenances:

• Ex. M. Foss 23-Oct-2018
• Ex. RBW Collection

Acquisition/Sale: "Red Spork" Private sale 16-Mar-2020
Notes: Jun 8, 20 - The Roman Republican prototype for the reverse is a denarius of Cn. Cornelius Lentulus (RRC 393/1).

Freeman dies 2 / C



I really like the reverse of this coin and am happy with the pic!

ATB,
Aidan.

 

Great music, and gorgeous coin!

 

great assortment thanks for the posts.

 

On a more serious note, I have not found similar type that describes what animal is in the eagles claws. Rabbit?

Pontus, Amasia. Septimius Severus AE28
Obv: AY KAI Λ CEΠT CEOYΡOC ΠEΡ CEB, laureate, draped bust right.
Rev: AΔ CEY ANT AMACIAC MHT NE ΠΡ ΠON ET CH, Eagle standing facing, wings spread, on altar of Zeus Stratios with tree at left.

 

One of my favorite groups... and fun entertainment when they are LIVE.






RR AR Denarius ERROR BROCKAGE Q Fabius Labeo 124 BCE - ROMA X LABEO - Incuse and reverse of obverse Cr 273-1 Syd 532 Sear 148

 

Courtesy of @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix ‘s favorite group, my favorite Africa cover...



And my Africa coin which I didn’t share on @DonnaML ‘s geographic personifications thread...

HADRIAN
AR Denarius. 3.24g, 18mm. Rome mint, AD 136. RIC 299. O: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right. R: AFRICA, Africa reclining left holding scorpion and cornucopia, basket of grain at feet.

 

I REALLY like that group! I liked what song @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix posted also.

 

The wife and I attended a trivia event last night and one of the categories was "Album covers'.. each album cover was revealed only partially at first with more being revealed as time ticked - more points the earlier you get it. It was a lot of fun.
I got this classic immediately (as did many) but nostalgia took over today and I had to have a listen... it has been so long.
So great! Released 41 years ago... ouch!

 

LOL, great Denarius!!! I think the Quadriga is great, the horses look like they are having FUN!

Funny, I found my original CD yesterday, and just RIPPED it into iTunes TODAY!

♫"Take a look at my Girlfriend, ♪ she's the only one that I got..."♫ ♪

 

Oh that is awesome... the whole album is amazing (are we allowed to say "album" anymore?)
Next lyrics .. you have to go one more line to remember when you were a teenager...

♫"Take a look at my Girlfriend, ♪ she's the only one that I got..."♫ ♪
Not much of a girlfriend, never seemed to get a lot"

Classic!

 

Lol, yes a classic, and I always chuckled when you sat and listened to that song... came out when I was NOT a teenager... I had just turned... 20.

 

RR Cipius 115-114 BCE Roma X Biga rudder S 166 AUTH Cr 289-1 -
Ex: @John Anthony

 

What’s that coin ?

 

Thrace, Byzantium. Geta AE14 Obv: Laureate bust of Geta r., wearing paludamentum.
Rev: Winged caduceus.
14mm., 1.57gm.
BMC 88.

 

what’s with the colours.?

 

Crappy lighting, camera, and laptop! Most of my coining time is spent acquiring and researching.

 

Pontus, Neocaesarea. Geta Æ29
Obv: Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: Tetrastyle temple with wall faintly visible in background, statue of a male standing on a pedestal within; ET P(MR) (date) in exergue.
Dated CY 146 (AD 209/210).

 

Van the Man!




ANTONINUS PIUS
AE25. 8.64g, 24.7mm. CILICIA, Aegeae, CY 185 (AD 138/139). RPC Online V.1 temp 11147; Ziegler 1378; Haymann, Aigeai 60 (3 examples). O: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙΣ Γ ΑΙΛΙΟΣ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤⲰΝEΙΝOΣ, Laureate head right. R: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ ΑΙΓΕΙΩΝ / ΕΠΡ, Amaltheia standing right, holding cornucopia and infant Zeus; to left, goat standing right.