Influence of the great Peeps here on me are many...coins, education, music and art and literature..This little diddy goes to @Ryro, who has given rave performances in thread production, and shown me things i'd not ever seen.. so, in Ryros honor, i post these items i got today because of one of his threads....and even tho i do not own a coin of this subject matter, i'd like you all to post yours on this festive occasion, or whatever you feel relevant......here's to ya Ryro! ...... what i've got is a Harvard 1909 edition of the 12 books of the Aeneid by Virgil.....and a turn of the century 'magic lantern' slide of the painting(by jean Auguste Dominique Ingres) of Virgil reading it to Augustus Livia and Octavia.. as soon as i get a antique magic lantern, i'll show ya what it lQQks like on the wall
Awww shucks! Thanks for buddy That is AWESOME!!! That picture is BEAuuuuutiful! And I LOVE old books. Though have only a few. One of my favorites being my old "Pocket Classic" Iliad: Having been compelled to share a Pic of the book, I checked how old it was... and wouldn't you know it, IT'S ALSO FROM 1909! Talk about coin-instances As to the request I do have a shabby coin of Aeneas (whose name I cannot help but chuckle about, whenever I try to say it comes out anus eus) That was my first Roman coin, given to me by my dad! I wonder if he was trying to give me a sign about he wanted to be treated in his old age (Aeneas is carrying his old man away from the destroyed city): Julius Caesar Denarius fouree, Africa, 47-46 BCE. AR 2.8 g. 18mm, Diademed head of Venus r. Rev. CAESAR Aeneas running l., carrying his father Anchises on his l. shoulder, holding palladium on his outstretched r. hand. This coin represents Caesar’s war coinage for the protracted campaign against the Pompians in Africa culminating in the battle of Thapsus.Cr. 458/1. Syd. 1013. What a good guy
..well i'll be dang...your Dad gave it to ya?!.....that is a good idea...i'd better get my kid one too!
That @Ryro is a swell fella huh. I’ve definitely been influenced by my participation on CoinTalk to branch out a bit and learn more about time periods I hadn’t studied much: Medieval, Persian etc. I’ve also been influenced by the library set ups and coin storage methods of board members as well. Also, nice addition on the book! Speaking of Aeneas, one of the nice side effects of being interested in history is that when in art museums it is easy to recognize some of the classical figures in the paintings and such. I was in an art museum in San Diego a few weeks ago and enjoyed seeing this neat Aeneas themed painting from the 1600s. Sort of a superfluous tie in to the thread but what the heck.
