Ancient Secret Santa 2015

I, too, thank John for running the Secret Santa event. Judging from the numerous happy posts, it was a great success.

 

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Great organizing and execution, JA ... that'll do pig ... that'll do



Merry Christmas

 

It's funny that ancient collectors seem to be pretty young while modern collectors seem to be pretty ancient. Maybe they're just trying to remember their childhood coinage. Who knows. Anyway, just wanted to show off the cool gift that Santa Eng sent to my son.

 

Ho ho, that's a nice one your son got.

 

I love the Secret Santa and thanks to JA for taking the time to MC this enterprise.

 

I had to leave town on very short notice and didn't have a chance until today to open mine! Thank you so much Secret Santa!!!


Pictures are not very good, sorry. Don't worry, you'll all see them again very soon! (My amazing wife bought me a camera so I need to start learning how to use it)

All of the coins are super cool - there's a Byzantine (I think), a medieval Spanish, Valens, and Constantius.

I couldn't be happier with these!

 

Thanks for seeing this up, JA.

 

Three cheers for our Secret Saturnalia Lord of Misrule, @John Anthony !

 

Okay, apologies for the delay, but as promised: some better pictures of my gift from Santa:

Imperial Rome
Gordian III, r. 238-244 A.D. (241-243 A.D.)
Rome Mint, AR Antoninianus, 23mm x 4.58 grams
Obv.: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev.: PM TR P IIII COS II PP, Apollo, bare waist, seated left, holding branch and resting elbow on lyre


Imperial Rome
Constantine I, r. 307-337 A.D. (332-333 A.D.)
Trier Mint, AE3, 18mm x 3 grams
Obv.: URBS ROMA, Roma bust left, helmet with plume, wearing imperial mantle and ornamental necklace
Rev.: She-wolf standing left suckling twins; two stars above, mintmark TRS Star


Imperial Rome
Gallienus, r. 253-268 A.D.
(Milan Mint?), AE Antoninianus, 19mm x 1.7 grams
Obv.: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right
Rev.: SECVR TEMPO, Securitas standing left, legs crossed, holding sceptre and leaning on column. (Mintmark MS off flan?)

They are gorgeous coins - Thank you very much Secret Santa!

 

I too am working on better pictures...and I'm going to need attribution help.

 

Beautiful coins -- you must have been extra good this year!

 

I need to offer apologies to my secret santa. My wife came home from the post office today and informed me that "one of my christmas cards was destroyed in the mail". apparently only the return address and the rear of the red envelope were returned to me with the "sorry we screwed up" notice. I will choose another coin from my collection this week and get it in the mail.........

 

Yeah, yeah, and the dog ate my homework. We got your number.

 

Merry Xmas!

 

are you drinking again?

 

inappropriate bumping!

 

That's a PUI charge right there: Posting Under the Influence.

BOOK HIM!

 

Oh, c'mon, lol. If that was a crime around here, the prisons would be full.

 

yeah...that's the only way i post!