2022 Top 10 Sulla80

[Sulla80]

I enjoy Thanksgiving for the look back with gratitude at the year with all the usual highs and lows. In this forum we can be grateful for interests, history, ideas and coins shared.  An new development this year, the "Social Media Rebellion of 2022" and a burst of entrepreneurial innovation created this forum!

Marcius Porcius Cato describes a Spring ritual of gratitude to Jupiter before the planting of millet, panic grass, garlic, and lentils.

"CXXXII. The offering is to be made in this way: Offer to Jupiter Dapalis a cup of wine of any size you wish, observing the day as a holiday for the oxen, the teamsters, and those who make the offering. In making the offering use this formula: “Jupiter Dapalis, inasmuch as it is fitting that a cup of wine be offered thee, in my house and in the midst of my people, for thy sacred feast; and to that end, be thou honored by the offering of this food.”
-Cato the Elder, On Agriculture, CXXXII

The Romans also celebrated the new vintage with Meditrinalia on October 11th.

"In the month of October, the Meditrinaliae ‘Festival of Meditrina’ was named from mederi ‘to be healed,’ because Flaccus the special priest of Mars used to say that on this day it was the practice to pour an offering of new and old wine to the god, and to taste of the same, for the purpose of being healed; which many are accustomed to do even now, when they say: Wine new and old I drink, of illness new and old I’m cured."
-Varro, On the Latin Language

My Top 10 for 2022 are posted here for your entertainment: https://www.sullacoins.com/post/top-10-for-2022

Best Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving!

Edited November 24, 2022 by Sulla80

[Prieure de Sion]

My favorite is #7 ... 🙂 

[ambr0zie]

Great! I am also preparing my Top 10 to be posted soon but I think I will post some different categories as I feel they are worthy.

I like your #4, Cistophoric Claudius (great portrait!) and #1 Marc Antony & Octavia.

[expat]

3,1,5

[Ryro]

1,4 and that elephant and shield on 5 are fantastic!

Here's my well used version

Thanks for sharing😀

[zadie]

My clear favourite is #7. Partly because I'm stuck in Lepidus purgatory when it comes to his moneyer issues. None of them in my collection! Yours is absolutely wonderful

[Qcumbor]

Great selection. 4, 7 and 5 for me please 🙂 

Q

[Kamnaskires]

All are great, but what a portrait on that Claudius. Damn!

[Sulla80]

52 minutes ago, zadie said:

My clear favourite is #7. Partly because I'm stuck in Lepidus purgatory when it comes to his moneyer issues. None of them in my collection! Yours is absolutely wonderful

Here's my favorite Lepidus with Mark Antony - a denarius from the short period just before the second triumvirate formed - Anthony and Lepidus decide they need each other, Octavian join the opportunistic trio shortly after.

https://www.sullacoins.com/post/untitled

[zadie]

4 minutes ago, Sulla80 said:

Here's my favorite Lepidus with Mark Antony - a denarius from the short period just before the second triumvirate formed - Anthony and Lepidus decide they need each other, Octavian join the opportunistic trio shortly after.

https://www.sullacoins.com/post/untitled

Woah! Must have missed this one when browsing your website. This sure is a rare type, I'm only a little jealous 😩

[Spaniard]

Great line up!....Tough to pick a fav but for me the portrait of Claudius is quite special . ...

[happy_collector]

Great selections, @Sulla80.  Nice description on your selected coins.  🙂
I especially like your elephant biga denarius, and the Mark Anthony/Octavia Cistophorus. 

 

[Al Kowsky]

The Antony-Octavia cistophorus is my favorite ☺️.

[Sulla80]

Thanks All - always fun to see who likes which coins and which coin gets the "People's Choice" award - so far Anthony and Octavia are doing well with Claudius coming close behind.

[Ancient Aussie]

All great coins Sulla, but I  love your Claudius,, probably the most realistic portrait of him out of all his coinage. Congrats.

[singig]

Very interesting website, I looked at all the coins from the gallery. My preferred coin from your Top10 is the cistophoric tetradrachm of Claudius. Congratulations !

[Parthicus]

A very nice group of coins, hard to choose between the Claudius and the Marc Antony/Octavia, but if pressed I'd give the edge to the Marc Antony/Octavia just because of the history behind it.

[Curtisimo]

Your top 4 are all fantastic @Sulla80but the Claudius is a stand out. What a fantastic portrait on such an historic type.

[Roman Collector]

All fantastic coins, @Sulla80! My favorites, though, are the Antony and Octavia cistophorus, the currus elephantorum denarius of C. Caecilius Metellus Caprarius, and the ex-Dattari Alexandrian tet of Gallienus.

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

There's some tough choices there.  As much as I'd like to vote for the wonderful Claudius, I'll have to vote for the Marc Antony.

[John Conduitt]

I will vote for the Claudius.

[John Conduitt]

I will vote for the Claudius. (Twice, apparently 🤣)

Edited November 26, 2022 by John Conduitt

[Alegandron]

On 11/24/2022 at 12:38 PM, Sulla80 said:

I enjoy Thanksgiving for the look back with gratitude at the year with all the usual highs and lows. In this forum we can be grateful for interests, history, ideas and coins shared.  An new development this year, the "Social Media Rebellion of 2022" and a burst of entrepreneurial innovation created this forum!

Marcius Porcius Cato describes a Spring ritual of gratitude to Jupiter before the planting of millet, panic grass, garlic, and lentils.

"CXXXII. The offering is to be made in this way: Offer to Jupiter Dapalis a cup of wine of any size you wish, observing the day as a holiday for the oxen, the teamsters, and those who make the offering. In making the offering use this formula: “Jupiter Dapalis, inasmuch as it is fitting that a cup of wine be offered thee, in my house and in the midst of my people, for thy sacred feast; and to that end, be thou honored by the offering of this food.”
-Cato the Elder, On Agriculture, CXXXII

The Romans also celebrated the new vintage with Meditrinalia on October 11th.

"In the month of October, the Meditrinaliae ‘Festival of Meditrina’ was named from mederi ‘to be healed,’ because Flaccus the special priest of Mars used to say that on this day it was the practice to pour an offering of new and old wine to the god, and to taste of the same, for the purpose of being healed; which many are accustomed to do even now, when they say: Wine new and old I drink, of illness new and old I’m cured."
-Varro, On the Latin Language

My Top 10 for 2022 are posted here for your entertainment: https://www.sullacoins.com/post/top-10-for-2022

Best Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving!

Visited your site.  What a great Top 10 for 2022!  Congrats.

[Alegandron]

On 11/24/2022 at 3:29 PM, Sulla80 said:

Here's my favorite Lepidus with Mark Antony - a denarius from the short period just before the second triumvirate formed - Anthony and Lepidus decide they need each other, Octavian join the opportunistic trio shortly after.

https://www.sullacoins.com/post/untitled

Agreed.  Very cool coin. "Thus, quoth the raven..."

Mine:

RImp Lepidus Marc Antony 43 BC AR quinarius 13.9m 1.82g Raven Military mint TransAl Gaul pontif Cr 489-3 Syd 1158a RSC3 R

 

[Oldhoopster]

Great list of coins.  I'm partial to 5 and 6 but all are very nice.  Thanks for sharing