Ancients => Happy Birthday to Mentor!!

Happy Birthday to Mentor!!

Yup, I'm not sure if he'll be happy, or mad? => but it's good ol' Doug's birthday today!!

So, in his honour I think we should all thank him for his awesomeness and we should post any coins that Doug has helped us with in the past (with his nice comments and/or with his blunt, yet useful critiques!)

Happy Birthday, mentor => you are the heart and soul of this ancient coin-site!!

Cheers, coin-bro!!

 

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Here are merely "9" random examples ...

Doug liked it, but wouldn't have bought it due to the lack of mint-mark (lesson learned)




Doug "loves" this coin and thinks that they made a mistake by putting it into a group-lot (which I stole for $600 => for 4 x coins that are "all" winners)



Doug said my coin was average, but he wouldn't have bought it due to the lack of snout (lesson learned => centering and symmetry are crucial)



Doug loves this over-strike coin => he told me to go for this coin, or he'd go for it!! (so I went for it)




I original purchased an AE-cast coin (eagle and crab onkia) ... but this Trias (4 onkia) seems to be the one that grabs his attention


according to Doug, Allectus shouldn't be considered in the same coin-gang as Marius and Victorianus (my notes have been adjusted)




This is one of the first ancient coins that I ever purchased (Doug likes this coin) ... when he told me that this coin was a winner I was hooked!!



sadly, somehow Doug talked me out of this coin (I think? ... there was something anyway and I'm blaming Doug)




again, Doug liked this coin and said that he'd buy it if I didn't (I came-up big and threw the money down!!)




=> there are countless more examples, mentor => thanks for all of your atta-boys and your smarten-ups (they're all good!!)

 

I'll take your word that it's Doug's birthday. His sage advice has helped me out over the years. These are some coins I was able to get from Doug:

SIKYONIA SIKYON
AR Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Chimaera standing left, with heads of snake, lion & goat, raising forepaw, SI below REVERSE: Dove flying left
Struck at Skyon, Fourth Century BC
2.6g, 17mm
SNGCop 57, BMC 111
Ex Doug Smith Collection

THRACE, PANTIKAPAION
AE21
OBVERSE: Head of Pan left
REVERSE: Roaring lion's head left; fish below
Struck at Pantikapaion 400-300BC
5.3g, 21mm
SNG BMC Black Sea 883
Ex Doug Smith Collection

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP IMP II, Laureate bust right
REVERSE: BONA SPES, Spes advancing left holding flower and lifting skirt
Struck at Laodicea, 194 AD
3.1g, 18mm
RIC 4a, SS 444, p. 151
Ex Doug Smith collection, #892

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG!!!

 

Happy birthday Doug, and May The 4th Be With You.

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG!

Post the coin you got yourself when you get a chance!


here's a coin that DS likes...




this coin has DS on it...

 

We owe a debt of thanks for all Doug does to make this forum great. Thanks, Doug!

 

Happy Birthday

 

I don't have any specific coins to post, but I'll say that through his website and posts here, Doug has added much to my understanding and appreciation of just about every coin in my collection. Happy Birthday, Doug!

 

Happy Birthday Doug!

 

Happy birthday Doug!
Wow, I have learned, and continually learn from the posts that you freely give. Thank you for the knowledge, and for the several coins that I have obtained from your collection.
Kindest Regards,
From a Fellow Hoosier,
Brian

 

Happy Birthday Doug....

 

Happy Birthday Doug

 

Happy Birthday, Doug.
Keep those informative articles coming, please.

 

Happy birthday Doug !

 

Joyeux anniversaire Doug, with many returns

Q

 

Happy birthday

 

Oh man! I wish I could see his face when he sees this thread.

 

Ave Doug.
Happy Birth day

 

I feel like his expression will remain exactly indifferent. ha.

 

Argh, my power has been out since yesterday and was just restored this morning.

Belated Happy Birthday, Doug!!



My most Doug-like coin:


Postumus
CE 260-269
antoninianus, 20 x 22 mm, 3.0 gm
struck CE 263 in Cologne
Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, leaning on a column, holding a scepter in her right hand and a cornucopiae in her left; at her feet to left, globe
Ref: RIC VII 81, Cologne; AGK (corr.) 70. Cunetio -. Elmer 334. Gilljam -