LONGINUS

Occasionally when I’m perusing ancient coin sites...🤓 ...shopping for ancient additions to my collection, I’ll come across a portrait that reminds me of someone. It could be a person who I know in real life or an entertainment personality from movies or television. Anyway, my most recent Gallienus is such a discovery. Consequently — finding this coin sparked my interest and motivated me to round up coins from my collection featuring portraits who I thought resemble entertainment celebrities. Here is my most recent addition followed by some that have been in my collection for a while. If you own any coin portraits resembling an entertainer in film or television please post it.

Nice portrait @CPK and great link to your awesome CPK Collection !

Welcome to the NVMIS FORVMS, @Multatuli. Great post! – LONGINUS (AKA: DR, AKA: Deacon Ray)

These are some remarkable medals for some very remarkable people. More than half were awarded posthumously. The ribbons on the medals and the colors used are as powerful and expressive as the medals attached to them. Although I’ve not yet found any information confirming it, I cannot help but believe that the blue and white stripes on the two deportation and internment medals are an homage to the striped uniforms of the concentration camps.

Those are some interesting historical items, @Phil Anthos Thank you for posting them. Years ago I toured many of the battlefields of Europe and had the opportunity to visit Fort Ében-Émael in Belgium. In 1940, German airborne troops in gliders captured the fort by landing on top of it and surprising the Belgian Army garrison.

Here is a collection of U.S. First World War medals that I’ve been collecting off and on for many years. I’ve been interested in historic military heraldry and regalia since I was a child. It has been quite a while since I’ve added anything to this collection and consequently forgot to mention it in my NVMIS FORVMS interview last month. Anyway, it’s great to have this new EXONUMIA forum as a place to feature these. The ribbons on some of these were faded and tattered so many have been replaced with historically accurate replacement ribbon from the same manufacturer as the originals. The bulk of my collection is French militaria of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Great post @Ryro and remarkable coin! When I read the word “Gorgon” and saw the holes in your coin I couldn’t help but think of the caustic effect alien blood has on metal in the sci-fi movies. I began to wonder if Gorgon blood could be equally destructive. 😉

Thanks @Restitutor for setting up the Exonumia category. I’m looking forward to posting there and checking out what other folks are collecting.

Interesting post, @Dafydd! Back when I first started collecting Judaean coins, I would submit my favorites to NGC. Many of the coins had a sandy patina and most of them would come back slabbed with no problem notations. I did however have a few come back slabbed with a “repatinated” notation on the label. Here’s one without and one with such a notation on the label.

Thanks, @JeandAcre! I’m going to try to program that into my A.I. illustration software. 🎨

Great post, Erin — and my apologies for not seeing it until now. Amazing coins and seals! Your reptiles and their habitat is great. We frequently see brilliant blue-tailed skinks on our front porch sunning themselves during the summer months. You’ve certainly got your share of stress causing circumstances going on but hobbies can certainly be a source of relief. I’ve sent you a link that you may find beneficial.

Congratulations on your beautiful denarius, @CPK ! Your snack turned into a feast. 🍗

The Geta, Philip I, and Gordian III denarii are my most recent 2024 additions. I’d love to see your Imperial stables.

Great post and excellent coins, David! I have a Seleucid/Judaean coin in my collection that was previously thought to have originated from the mint at Ascalon. There are several online reference sources that have not yet been updated. The coin is now believed to have been minted in Jerusalem. This latest attribution means that I am now Ascalon-free or perhaps I’m Asca-lonely — Ba-dum-tss 🥁 — Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Here’s my post from a few years ago. This coin is now numbered 6166 in David Hendin’s Guide to Biblical Coins Sixth Edition.

...on or about January 2, 69 AD by Roman legions serving in northern Germania. I’d love to see coins featuring Romans proclaimed Emperor by the Army.

New Years greetings, @David Atherton ! I love the ravens — and it’s not just because I live near Baltimore 🏈 ! 😄

New Years greetings, @Xeno — and a belated welcome to the NVMIS FORVMS. My apologies for forgetting to add the weight — the Ptolemy IV weighs 46.67 g. and Ptolemy VIII &III weighs in at 27.45 g.

Massive coin and great post, @Xeno ! They certainly cannot be confused with hemiobols !

Always great to see your posts, Rob! The truth is the illustrations and paintings are out of my eccentric imagination. I’m using an artificial intelligence — A.I. illustration program combined with Adobe PhotoShop and Adobe InDesign to create faux Renaissance paintings. The program works by typing in the elements you want in the artwork and the style of image you want to produce for example — Renaissance, Victorian, Expressionistic, Cubist, and etc. Your typed text is actually creating the illustration. You are literally painting a picture with words. I take the A.I. image from there into PhotoShop and manipulate the image further and then into InDesign for the poster layout. It’s all great fun and creating the artwork to display my coins is a major part of the hobby for me. I love it ❤️❤️❤️!

The date of a murder is not a day I wish to celebrate regardless of how depraved and malevolent the victim may have been — but it is well worth noting. Please post your coins of Commodus or any other emperor whose behavior was less than commendable. I know we have many to choose from.

There are some helpful letter writing websites with templates that might help get you started. One is: https://www.letters.org

Great coins with a lot of character, @expat ! I love the image of the foremost ox!

Great approach, @Nerosmyfavorite68! I would definitely include a sentence or two about how disappointed you were when you opened the damaged package — I would also make them aware that you always handle your coins with care and that you are certain that the damage was not caused by you. I would be very surprised if they fail to give you a refund, credit, or another coin of equal value of your choice. Good luck and keep us posted — 🍀

Your Faustina series is always excellent, @Roman Collector and worthy of being published into a numismatic reference series. The peacocks are delightful and here is my one and only such image on a Roman Imperial coin although not a Faustina. Also a bit of humor

I can identify with your range of emotions, @Nerosmyfavorite68!