Ancient => Christmas-like ancients => ho-ho-ho!!

Ummm, maybe this has already been done somewhere else? ... but if not, then

=> "please" post your Christmas-esque and/or Kris-Kringleese ancient coins!!

Yah, there are definitely "zero-rules" on this thread!! (close-enuf, definitely counts!!)

Cheers, coin-gang!!

example #1 (Santa-esque):




example #2 (Religious):




example #3 (Reindeer, Elves, Etc):




Ho-ho-ho, fricken Ho!!!

 

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Prepping a manger full of Christ coins right now Might be tomorrow before I post them.

 

Meanwhile...

 

Hi Steve,
Hows your Sunday going, laying around watching football on this rainy day.

I have my Religious coins to add...

1st. Gold...Byzantine..Michael Vll.....1071-78..AD..
Histamenon Nomisma..
Ob.Bust of Christ..
Rev. Michael Vll standing..
29mm x 4.36g..
Mint..Constantinople..



2nd....Silver wash.Byzantine Manuel..1143-80..AD..
Billion Aspton Trachy..
Ob.Bust of Christ
Rev.Bust of Manuel facing..
28mm x 3.67g..



3rd.Bronze...Byzantine..
Anonymous follis
Ob.Bust of Christ facing.
Rev.Jesus Christ King of Kings in 4 lines..
33mm x 15.19g..



Merry Christmas to all...And have a happy New year, hoping you are able to buy lots and lots of coins...

 

Hey Eng => thanks for showing your amazing Byz-coins!!

I hope that you and yours have a successful and happy season (you are one of my very favourite coin comrades)

=> cheers, brother (oh, and say "hey" to real brother, Oxos)

-40 degress up here today (*sigh* => yup, I'm actually missing the West Coast rain today!!)

 

This is not a stupid question that one can ask just everyday: Fahrenheit or Centigrade?

 

=> yup, as always, Doug is on-the-ball, for -40 celsius = -40 Farenheit ...

either way, it's fricken too cold to walk the dogs and/or too cold to walk home from a party (man, the Taxicabs love this time o' year!!)

 

Hadrian Roman Provincial Bronze Obol Alexandria

Obverse:
Laureate head right
AVT KAI - TRAIADPIA CEB (Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus)

Reverse:
Deer standing right, head looking upward
L-IA (year 11) in field (AD 128)

Metal: Bronze
Size: 18mm
Weight: 4.98gm
Catalog: BMC 854, Milne 1235
Struck: AD 126-127 Alexandria Egypt

 

Around 80 F here. Wish it was a bit cooler (Its been summer since February). Dreaming about snow didnt help...
I have a Victorinus that looks like the jolly old guy. And some Christianity-themed Roman coins as well. Ill post them in the morning.

 

Curious? ... ummm, so who do you think looks a bit more like Santa?





... hmmm, I guess PAN's horns might be a bit of a stretch, eh?

 

this coin has a baby jesus! he's the little "pea pod" lookin' thing in middle the obverse.

 

Super coins, Jango ... you own that niche-market!!

Oh by the way, I thought that I'd adorn myself with my special Holiday Avatar (enjoy)

Cheers, bros & sis

 

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...


=> "a partridge in a pear tree"




... close enough, eh? (there are a couple of birds in the tree)

Ummm, so who has the "next verse?"

 

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

=> "two turtle doves"




.... okay, now who is next?