2019 goals achieved

I love Rumpole. Fantastic photo!!

 

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More cheese, more better; more bread, less room for more toppings. Of the two, I would prefer the SWMBO version but I get the one with spinach like my SWMBO suggests. When was pizza invented?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_pizza

• In the 6th century BC, Persian soldiers ruled by Darius the Great baked flatbreads with cheese and dates on top of their battle shields.[4][5]
• In Ancient Greece, citizens made a flat bread called plakous (πλακοῦς, gen. πλακοῦντος—plakountos)[6] which was flavored with toppings like herbs, onion, cheese and garlic.[7]
• An early reference to a pizza-like food occurs in the Aeneid (ca. 19 BC), when Celaeno, the Harpy queen, foretells that the Trojans would not find peace until they are forced by hunger to eat their tables (Book III). In Book VII, Aeneas and his men are served a meal that includes round cakes (like pita bread) topped with cooked vegetables. When they eat the bread, they realize that these are the "tables" prophesied by Celaeno.[8]

Persian? Greek? Who knew??? I have not tried dates as a topping....yet.

 

Thank you SA. Ah yes, Horace Rumpole is one of my favorite characters (along with our own Doug Smith).

Tonight I will be partaking of a claret with dinner similar to “Chateau Thames Embankment".

How on earth do I get all this to relate to Ancient coins? I know, by posting a pic of one of my favorites:

RIC Volume VI, Lugdunum, follis, No. 17a, Constantius, Caesar of the West:


FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C .............................. GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI

Earliest obverse legend
10.1 gm.
Britannia invasion coinage produced in Gaul at unknown Continental mint

It cost me an arm and a leg from cgb France - worth every penny!

 

One of my favourite quotes. “All things in moderation including moderation “ Erasmus

 

You sure look good for 90, are you sure you're not figuring in
dog years? What a special day it must be to share pizza with
your daughter. If that pretty young lady were sitting across from
me that plastic tube would be hooked up to an oxygen tank!!

 

You silver tongued devil, you. (I wish I said something like this )

 

Thanks. Me in 1946 aged 17 (different girl) - spiffy WWII era clothes:

Beverly is flattered!

 

James, you sneaky devil. I count 21 coins in your man purse!

 

Edited: Caught red-handed! I included a Titus restitution of a Claudius Spes sestertius in the extra flip that I am presently researching in order to determine its authenticity. If it does turn out to be authentic I will include it in my twenty in place of a James II gunmoney coin.

 

No, I intend to keep just twenty coins. As Beverly and I have been cleaning out my Scriptorium/Den we have come across a few forgotten ancient coins tucked away in envelopes and boxes - they are just about all low grade - none are good enough to substitute for any in my existing twenty selection. I might just end up gifting these coins to a few CT members. There are indeed many difficult end-of-life, or end of collecting enthusiasm (added: and when you need to sell quickly to raise money) decisions that Ancient coin enthusiasts like us have to make about our collections.

 

I've actually done that intentionally, expecting "someone(s)" will find them as a little "surprise gift" in some unsuspecting place (I picked places where I believe certain persons will discover them) & where I'm sure they will be found (I also have some riddles to be left for those to follow). (Caveat: none of them are ancients; US & world coins only)

 

Congrats Sir - an inspiration and I hope you had a great day!
... although I thought it was agreed in a previous thread that you would stop referring to it as a "man purse"?

Being born in 1929 (the year of the Wall Street Crash) - things seemed to have been only getting better since your arrival... thank you!
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Also some interesting Roman events happened on your birthday...

August 28th in Roman history:

• 475 Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
• 476 German ruler Flavius Odoacer captures Pavia
• 489 Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Flavius Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.

Cheers!!!

 

I am chagrined - I forgot what I was supposed to call it and it is too late at night for me to search for it. I will change it to “shoulder bag” in my post if that is alright? I really must stop posting this late at night!

Thank you for the interesting information you provided Claudius.
Added: Yes, the Stock Market did indeed crash about a month after I was born and the Great Depression began - but it wasn’t my fault!

 

haha Sir.. I think it was agreed that we should refer to it as a "delivery bag"..
But I may be completely wrong .. I can't find it.. but that is what I recall from some previous thread.....

Just don't actually deliver those amazing coins .. keep them close as I know they provide you much joy and I know that we all enjoy when you share them!
I find all of your contributions very interesting and your coins are amazing.

 

Happy belated birthday @jamesicus !

I always enjoy your posts. I hope you have many more years of pretty girls, pizza, and coins ahead of you!

 

Happy birthday Sir, I wish you many more years to come with a great set of coins to enjoy!

 

Just to wrap this thread up - and to show the great birthday shirt my daughter gave me - here I am holding two Julio-Claudian sestertii - just to make the pic appropriate for a Forum post:



And thanks to everyone who posted to this thread!

 

That's TOTAL Awesomeness!

 

Happy belated birthday!

 

Me in 1946 aged 17 (different girl) - spiffy WWII era clothes:




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