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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 4601500, member: 92212&quot;]It is &quot;older brass&quot; indeed! I bought it in 1976. It is known for producing a fabulous tone.&nbsp; (Except when I play it.&nbsp; LOL!) </p><p><br /></p><p>That was a funny story you shared. Thanks for including it! Speaking of brass instruments and funny... here&#039;s a <u>joke</u> that you almost have to be familiar with brass instruments to get: &quot;Have you ever kissed a French Horn player? No? Well, trust me, it&#039;s not so much the way they kiss you -- but the way they <i>hold you</i> when they kiss you!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Lest I be accused of thread hijacking I&#039;ll give an interesting (and quasi-relevant to today) background story that relates to this emperor and my coin: In 251, the year my T-bone tetradrachm as produced, &quot;plague broke out in the city of Rome. This started the fifteen-year plague in the Roman Empire. The plague had already ravished North Africa and trade from the Roman provinces in this region brought the deadly virus to Europe. At its height the plague was killed 5000 people in Rome every day. The co-emperor of Treb Gallus, Hostilian, was infected by the plague and soon after died.... Treb. Gallus gained popular support with the Plebs by providing proper burials for all plague victims, even those who were too poor to afford it...&quot;</p><p>(Info from: <a href="http://www.tribunesandtriumphs.org/roman-emperors/gallus.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tribunesandtriumphs.org/roman-emperors/gallus.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.tribunesandtriumphs.org/roman-emperors/gallus.htm</a> )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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