Since today is the 4th of July, let's post some of our toners that feature the good old red/white & blue! CARIA, Knidos (3rd Century B.C.) AR Tetrobol Telesippos, Magistrate O: Bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane; quiver over shoulder. R: NIIN/TEEI Ornate tripod lebes. 2.45g 14mm Cf. SNG Copenhagen 275ff SNG Hel-192 Thrace, Chersonesos (386 - 338 B.C.) AR Hemidrachm O:Forepart of lion right, head reverted. R: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet to left of VE monogram and pentagram above pellet in opposite sunken quarters. 13mm 2.4g BMC 43; McClean –; Weber 2422; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Dreer 115. L. Valerius Flaccus, (108 - 107 B.C.) AR Denarius O: Winged and draped bust of Victory right, X below chin. R: LVALERI / FLACCI (downwards on left), Mars walking left, spear in right, trophy in left over shoulder, apex left, head of grain behind. Rome 20.0mm 3.89g SRCV I 183, Sydenham 565, Crawford 306/1, RSC I Valeria 11 Titus (79 - 81 A.D.) AR Denarius O: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M•, laureate head right. R: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, facing empty throne of a deity (pulvinar) with a triangular back, back ornamented with uncertain objects and a cross at the peak, seat draped with a fringed cover. Rome Mint, 80 A.D. 3.34g 17.8mm RIC II, part 1, 124; RSC II 313a; BMCRE II 61; BnF III 50; SRCV I 2515 Antoninus Pius (138 - 161 A.D.) Struck Under Marcus Aurelius O: DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare draped bust right. R: CONSECRATIO, funeral pyre of four tiers with quadriga on top. Rome Mint, 161 - 180 A.D. 18mm 3.2g RIC III M. Aurelius 438
Red, white, and blue! Faustina I, AD 138-140. Roman AR denarius, 3.13 g, 18.3 mm, 5 h. Rome, AD 138-139. Obv: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG P P, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia standing left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, and resting l. arm on column. Refs: RIC 329; BMCRE 42; Cohen 153; Strack 395; RCV --; CRE 92.
I was amazed at the number of Nations (29) that had RED, WHITE, BLUE (not always described in that order) FLAGS: Countries With Red, White and Blue Flags - Australia - Cambodia - Chile - Costa Rica - Croatia - Cuba - Czech Republic - Dominican Republic - Fiji - France - Iceland - Laos - Liberia - Luxembourg - Nepal - Netherlands - New Zealand - North Korea - Norway - Panama - Paraguay - Russia - Samoa - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Thailand - United Kingdom - United States RED RR Aes Grave Anon 280-276 BCE Triens 46mm 90.3g 9.3mm thick Tbolt-Dolphin Rome Crawford 14-3 T Vecchi 3 WHITE RI Sabina 117-137 Denarius 3.18g Venus standing right holding an apple RSC73 BLUE RR Macedon occupation Alexander - Club Coin chest Quaestor Chair wreath Aesillas Quaestor AR Tet Thessalonika Mint BC 90-70
Actually, must be a scrooge for UncleScroge and respectfully disagree...I don't think they should qualify for anything other than abuse/desecration of official U.S. coinage, U.S. symbols, et al...even painted as they are nor on the 4th of July...maybe especially not on this day. I don't think anything of coin art, coin rings, whatever of this nature should even be on CT. Sorry...just my respectful opinion...to each their own, etc. But by all means...have all the outdoor cook-outs you can, fly/wave/stand for 'old glory' proudly and properly, "o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave"...still and always...and have a happy, meaningful 4th of July...!
