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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 4572264, member: 91461&quot;]What a perfect 39th rotation around the sun celebration it has been thus far <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I received a wonderful coin that has been on my want list forever, yesterday, from our own [USER=111387]@Herodotus[/USER]! Herodotus, you&#039;re my hero<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />Though, I waited until today to open it as today is my 39th birthday. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132017[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132016[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. <i>Pseudo-autonomous issue. </i></b>temp. Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Trichalkon. Struck under P. Quinctillius Varus, Governor of Syria. Dated year 25 of the Actian Era (7/6 BC).</p><p>O: Laureate head of Zeus right</p><p>R: Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm branch; at feet, river-god Orontes swimming right; EK (date) in right field.</p><p><br /></p><p>As everyone else does, I&#039;m calling it my divine 39<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (hey, being a dude, I never got a sweet 16<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p>The little lady also spoiled me with an item from my want list (a remake of an archaic Greek horse) and then a total surprise as she killed and mounted the head of the lead gorgon, Medusa:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132018[/ATTACH] </p><p>I Scared the crap out of my 4 yo with this when the medusa sprang at him!</p><p>I thought Medusa would go pretty sweet above my Gorgon presentation:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132019[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And I was right!</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your new coins, Greek art (real or remake), anything Gorgon or whatever you feel. </p><p>It&#039;s my birthday so drinks are on me![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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