@bcuda Canadian Gold 150 Dollars "Blessings of Good Health" 2016. Reverse designed by Chris and Rosina Reid. Chinese character for Blessing of Health above monkey. Monkey holding peach, divine fruit of gods-believed to bring longevity. Peaches and blossoms also symbolic wish for long and fulfilled life, as in added luck. Canada written in Chinese characters on reverse. Weight: 10.4 g Diameter: 22.5 mm
I'm so sorry that all of these health crises are happening to your loved ones, @bcuda. Here are coins depicting lots of healing deities! Here's to a speedy and complete recovery: Troas, Alexandria, 3rd-2nd c. BC. Greek Æ 13.5 mm, 2.20 g, 11 h. Obv: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Rev: AΛEΞAN above horse grazing left, monogram beneath, thunderbolt in exergue. Refs: Sear 4028; BMC 17.10,18-20; SNG Cop 81-82; SNG von Aulock 7546. Severus Alexander, AD 222-235. Roman Provincial Æ 27.2 mm, 8.75 g, 6 h. Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior, Legate Um(brius?) Tereventinus, AD 226-227. Obv: AVT K M AVP CEVH AΛEZANΔPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: HΓ ȢM TEPEBENTINOV MAPKIANOΠOΛIT-ΩN, Asklepios standing facing, head left, holding serpent staff. Refs: AMNG I 1027; Moushmov 696; Varbanov 1685 (same dies). Gordian III, with Tranquillina, A.D. 238-244 Roman provincial AE 4.5 assaria, 12.80 g, 28.2 mm, 7 h. Moesia Inferior, Tomis, A.D. 241-244. Obv: AVT K M ANTΩNIOC ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC // CABINIA TPA / NKVΛΛINA, confronted laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian right and diademed, draped bust of Tranquillina left. Rev: MHTPOΠON-TOV TOMEΩC, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera; Δ< (ligate) in lower left field. Refs: AMNG I (Pick) 3534. Elagabalus, AD 218-222. Roman provincial Æ assarion, 2.36 g, 16.1 mm, 12 h. Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, AD 218-222. Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC, laureate head, right. Rev: ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Telesphoros standing facing, wearing hooded cloak. Refs: AMNG I 910; Varbanov 1421-22; Moushmov 652; SNG Budapest 191.
I am so sorry to hear about the difficulties you are suffering through @bcuda And then your step mother's death and your wife's stroke - sometimes life just seems to hand us too much, and I am sorry you are going through this. As for those awful ER situations, My dad spent 7 hours in the ER the day after Christmas with a bleeding kidney (he's undergoing cancer treatment now; this was "just" a side affect). They finally admitted him, but in ER at least he had a cubicle and wasn't out in the hallway. Not at all to make light of the spider bite, but years ago a friend told me her brother had been bitten by a brown recluse spider. I'd never heard of a brown recluse spider, and accused her of making it up (jokingly). But it was no joke - it bit him on the derriere while he was on a creeper underneath his car! He had to go to the hospital - fortunately being a young healthy guy he got over it pretty well, but it was an ordeal. No amputations, fortunately - being bitten in such a "substantial" part of the body is probably better than bitten on an extremity the way you and @Alegandron were. No more spider jokes from me. Here is Salus on a sestertius of Antoninus Pius, wishing you and yours good heath!
Wow ! That's a lot of issues to face at the same time in just one house. Hope some Salvs coins will help Q
@bcuda, I hope you will get over this horrible period. My favorite Salus coin for you Maximinus I Thrax AD 235-238. Rome Sestertius Æ 30 mm., 19,25 g. RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 64 Date Range: AD 235 - AD 236 IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG Bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right SALVS AVGVSTI S C Salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar
Sorry you've had a rough time. Hope this coin cheers you up! Biblical Jerusalem and Judaea under Roman Administration Porcius Festus - Procurator: 59-62 A.D. under Nero - Roman Emperor: 54-68 A.D. Bronze Prutah 14mm (1.70 grams) Jerusalem mint, struck 58/59 A.D. Reference: Hendin 1351 (5th Edition); Hendin 653 (3rd Edition) Greek letters KAICAPOC (Caesar) and date LЄ (year 5=58/59 A.D), palm branch. Greek letters NЄP WNO C (Nero) in wreath tied at the bottom with an X.
So sorry to hear all your Holiday troubles, I spent the last 2 Mos. having radiation treatment after they removed my left ear and am bunch of my glands and jaw bone, but all is looking well for me now! My troubles are slight compared to yours though. I hope things take a huge turn for the better for you and yours, Chas.
Sorry that I do not have such a coin. If I did it would be posted. To say it has been a rough stretch is an understatement. I am somewhat of a fatalist and believe things are meant to happen and we have no control over it. That being said, I wish you a very speedy recovery and for the wife, tell her (speaking from experience) that she will feel much better after the stents and will have a large load of stress removed. Best Wishes to both of you. Phil
I smiled at seeing this...believe it was part of/in conjunction with Roosevelt's "March of Dimes" effort...which I believe is still active, or it was up into the 80s and/or 90s.
Bcuda, Condolences for your losses and a fervent hope that your wife is soon in a room. I hope that the prayers, positive energy, and good wishes from all the posts by your CT friends bring you some peace and strength. You are carrying heavy burdens, please remember to take care of yourself.
May your belief, trust, and strength carry you and yours through this trying time. The most cherished part of most coins is, "In God We Trust." My parents most often advised us to "Watch where you're going not where you've been." Good luck!
@bcuda, sincere condolences and support through this time, and best wishes for a rapid recovery for your wife. This favorite Salus was a Christmas gift to a doctor in 1967 from a friend who had visited Rome. I hope it brings some healing and cheer.
I just wanted to let everyone know that my Wife is home and doing well after her stroke. I am still in pain from the spider bite and it is very slowly getting better. Have been spending a lot of my time with my Father to help Him deal with the losss of His wife. Thank you everyone for your prayers and comments !
I’m so glad to hear that your wife is doing better and that you’re feeling better, even if it’s at a tortoise pace. It’s good that you can be there for your dad. That’s really important. Here’s a Daric that belongs to my brother. I found it posted on Instagram the other day by somebody. I took a second look at it and had a little chuckle because of the face of the king. I hope you can get at least get a smirk from it. Squidward kind of looks like he’s happy here. Take care, Erin