Happy Birthday Alegandron

I just thought I would like to celebrate @Alegandron's special day. I do not have any coins with a cake but this one looks like a tiered cake.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEGANDRON

 

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Happy birthday to one of CoinTalk's perpetually upbeat and fun posters

On this day 1,878 years ago, Hadrian died. Hmm, perhaps not the best coin for a Happy Birthday post?


EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian
year 18, CE 133/4
Æ drachm, 32 mm, 23.3 gm
Obv: AYT KAIC TPAIAN A∆PIANOC CEB, laureate and draped bust right
Rev: Isis Pharia right holding a billowing sail with both hands and left foot, sailing toward the Lighthouse of Pharos, which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons, each blowing a buccinum (sea shell trumpet); L IH (year 18) above center
Ref: Emmett 1002.18

 

Happy Birthday Brian!

 

Happy Birthday! Here's to a healthy year!


Gallienus, AD 260-268
AE Antoninianus, 1.9g, 18x22mm, 6h; Milan mint, 265-266.
Obv.: IMP GALLIENVS AVG; Radiate, draped bust right.
Rev.: SALVS AVG; Asclepius, naked to waist, standing front, head turned left, right hand on hip, left hand resting on serpent-entwined staff // MP


Hadrian, AD 117 - 138
AE as, 10.8g, 27mm; 6h; Rome mint, AD 128 - 132
Obv.: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS PP; laureate head right
Rev.: COS III, S C in fields; Salus, draped, standing right, feeding out of patera in left hand snake held in right hand


Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE30, 14.9g, 7h; Thrace, Pautalia.
Obv.: AVT K MAVP CEV ANTONEINOC, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: OVΛΠIAC ΠAVTAΛIAC, Asklepios standing front, looking left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff.


Maximianus, AD 286-305
AE, antoninianus, 23mm, 4.06g; 12h; Lugdunum, AD 290-294
Obv.: IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right
Rev.: SALVS AVGG; Salus standing right feeding serpent in arms
In Ex.: C

Make sure you have some fun too!


Thasos, Thrace, BC 168-148
AR, tetradrachm, 16.12g, 31mm; 11h
Obv.: Portrait of Dionysos
Rev.: ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ to left, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ to right, ΘΑΣΙΩΝ below; Hercules with lion pelt in arm resting on club. M monogram left

I would have posted all my sweet Republican coins...but I don't have any. I know you like this one so enjoy! It's your day!


Roman Republican, Hispania
AE, semis, 8.6g, 23mm; 2h; Hispania, 1st century BC
Obv.: Laureate head of Saturn right; S (mark of value) behind
Rev.: Prow left, S (mark of value) above
In Ex.: ROMA

 

At your advanced age Brian, don't try this in front of the mirror (or the wife).

 

LOL, OMG!!! This is beyond awesome for me!!! You guys are way too kind. I both laughed and misty-eyed a bit... and I am not an emotional person! Rather stoic... This is just fantastic... THANK YOU!!!

 

I PM'd you earlier this morning and wished you a Happy Birthday, but somehow I forgot to add this amazing saying of yours ... brilliant, my friend!

=> Happy 57th Birthday

 

happy birthday ALEG!

i didn't know you name was brian! i thought it was gandalf!

 

steve beat me to the the gandalf!

 

Happy birthday Al
YOC

 

Well... I reckon I should dump some of my favorites here. I may bore you with my odd tastes and my odd niches that I am collecting...

CAPUA - Hannibal's Promise to make them Capital of Italia...

Campania CAPUA
AE Semuncia 216-211
Juno Xoana
Hannibal promised to make Capua the capital of Italia, after he razed Rome. Obviously, Rome WON, and confiscated, recalled, and destroyed all the Capuan coinage it could get to destroy Hannibal's memory.


Campania CAPUA
AE Uncia 216-211
Diana Boar
Hannibal capital Italia


Truly a Mysterious people... The Etruscans

Etruria Populonia
3rd C BCE
AR 20 As 8.1g
Metus Blank
HN 152


Etruria Populonia
211-206 BC
AR 10 As 20mm 4.21g
die break Male Hd L - Blank rev


Etruria Populonia 2-1-2 as 3rd C BC AR Radiate Fem Hd CII Blank EC 104 HN Italy 179 RARE 2 exist



Aes Grave
Etruria
3rd C BCE
Sextans 23mm 25.15g
Club-2 Dots
HN 54 Vecchi-Th 172

 

Happy B-day Alegandalf!

 

Carthage - Bruttium Occupation by Hannibal, 2nd Punic War; Half Shekels (roughly Denarius or Drachm)


Carthage - Zeugitana
AR Shekel-Didrachm 360-264 BCE
Tanit - Horse r head l palm


Carthage - Zeugitana
AV 1/10th Stater-Shekel
350-320 BCE
0.94g 7.5mm
Palm- Horse Head


Carthage
AR 2-3 Shekel
Tanit-Horse
Sear6491 SNG COP143var
UNCOMMON - RARE

 

Happy B-Day Alegandron!

 

Happy birthday! May any 'Birthday Coins' arrive safe and sound, and quickly!

 

My Screen name:

Alegandron... When I was in University, I was INSPIRED to ancient History (which I already loved since Jr. Hi days). I took several courses from the late Professor J Rufus Fears, watching the classroom go from 30 people to 850 people in my last course. He was that good and popular. I took a semester of Alexander the Great. Our university had a wonderful and nationally ranked foreign language school. The question of why Macedonians were considered "Barbarians" to the Greeks, until Philip II taught them the WAYS of the Makedonon. I was told that their accent made the 'X' a 'G' sound, and a lower-case Y at the end of the Greek Alexandroy is a 'n'. Hence Alegandron. Been using it for email (not available then), or other use as Alegandron since the late 70's...


Kingdom of Macedon
Philip II 382-336 BCE (Reign 359-336 BCE)
AR Tetradrachm.
Mint: Pella, lifetime issue, struck circa 353-349 BC.
25 mm. 14.4 g
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ,
Rev: Philip on horseback left, wearing kausia and raising right hand; spearhead below, star below horse's raised foreleg.
Le Rider 102 (D58/R82); SNG ANS 357


Kingdom of Makedonon
Alexander III (MEGAS) 336-323 BCE
AR Tetradrachm
24.5mm, 16.9g
Lifetime Issue
Obv: Herakles
Rev: Zeus on big-ball throne, holding Eagle, staff; very faint trident in field l


BABALONIA, Babylon
AR Tetradrachm / Stater (or Dishekel)
Minted ca. 323-328 B.C.
24 mm, 16.3g
Obv: Ba’al seated left holding scepter
Rev: Lion walking left, control mark Г above. (Control mark was minted during Alexander III Lifetime)
Ref: Ref: BMC Arabia XXII no.1
Comment: "This type was discussed by Martin Price in his article "Circulation at Babylon in 323 BC," in the book "Mnemata: Papers in Memory of Nancy M. Waggoner." He asserts that a reengraved die clearly shows the "lion staters" with gamma followed the ones with delta. "They are probably shekels on the local standard." (page 67). He dates them to the lifetime of Alexander, because they were present in a hoard with deposition dated to 323/2. He doesn't give the earliest possible date explicitly, but mentions that Mazaeus was governor until 328 and issued coins, so I infer Price would put them at or after 328. So you can say "Struck 323 or before, under Alexander the Great."

And a bunch of AE's, Diadochi, etc. around Alexander's immediate impact on the World!

 

I was wondering about your screen name! Very interesting

 

And I love the Acronym... This Is Fun. So cool!

 

Love this saying! Thanks!