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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3862257, member: 75937"]Today the planet Mercury crosses the sun in an eclipse of sorts called a transit. This happens every 13 years. The next occurrence will be November 13, 2032. You may read about it <a href="https://www.space.com/mercury-transit-2019-why-its-rare.html?fbclid=IwAR3FS3MSfnWiZbU2eDNX1WfAZeq7jnK87whtlbOmQM-INKMhEBMj4F4uNrM" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.space.com/mercury-transit-2019-why-its-rare.html?fbclid=IwAR3FS3MSfnWiZbU2eDNX1WfAZeq7jnK87whtlbOmQM-INKMhEBMj4F4uNrM" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rfp3zET4StQGfx2qR5hLdV-320-80.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In honor of the day, here's a coin of Mercury! </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-fides-avg-mercury-jpg.815910/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman silvered billon antoninianus, 4.25 g, 21.3 mm, 11 h.</p><p>Antioch, AD 267.</p><p>Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: FIDES AVG, Mercury standing right, holding marsupium (purse) and caduceus; PXV (=TR P XV) in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC 607F; Göbl 1667k; Cohen 219; RCV 10212; Hunter p. lxx.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Post your coins of Mercury or Sol in honor of today's celestial event! </i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3862257, member: 75937"]Today the planet Mercury crosses the sun in an eclipse of sorts called a transit. This happens every 13 years. The next occurrence will be November 13, 2032. You may read about it [URL='https://www.space.com/mercury-transit-2019-why-its-rare.html?fbclid=IwAR3FS3MSfnWiZbU2eDNX1WfAZeq7jnK87whtlbOmQM-INKMhEBMj4F4uNrM']here[/URL]. [IMG]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rfp3zET4StQGfx2qR5hLdV-320-80.jpg[/IMG] In honor of the day, here's a coin of Mercury! [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-fides-avg-mercury-jpg.815910/[/IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman silvered billon antoninianus, 4.25 g, 21.3 mm, 11 h. Antioch, AD 267. Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: FIDES AVG, Mercury standing right, holding marsupium (purse) and caduceus; PXV (=TR P XV) in exergue. Refs: RIC 607F; Göbl 1667k; Cohen 219; RCV 10212; Hunter p. lxx. [B][I]Post your coins of Mercury or Sol in honor of today's celestial event! [/I][/B][/QUOTE]
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