airhead1983 Posted November 27, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 27, 2022 Hi Everyone, Happy 'Almost End of November!' It's just flown by! My brother and I have birthdays 10 days apart and decided to exchange cons this year. My brother hit his gift to me out of the park! As I've mentioned before, I'm taking a bit of a break from Judaean coins and trying to focus on coins with reptiles on them. One must-have coin is the Hadrian drachm with the crocodile under Nilus from Alexandria. I was very excited when I opened the envelope and saw this: It is very nice to hold in hand! For my gift to my brother, I took inspiration from his Squidward daric and found a Constantius II imitation that resembles Beavis from Beavis & Butthead. I was pretty proud of it. 😄 He was very impressed. 🤪 It was a very fun birthday for both of us! Update on the gold coin - I spoke to the couple about what they had given me, explaining that it's genuine and approximately how much it's worth and they told me to keep it!😲 I couldn't believe it! They said that they're just happy that it's with someone who appreciates it as nobody in their family has any interest in coins. I completely wasn't expecting it and am very grateful for their generosity. So....... I think there were some pretty sweet scores made this year. 🤩 Feel free to post anything that is completely unrelated. 👍 You guys rock! Erin 23 2 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romismatist Posted November 27, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 27, 2022 Cool update, Erin! I missed your earlier posts about receiving the gold coin... was it an ancient? I am curious about the type... would be cool to see pictures. I have only one gold coin in my collection, it is a 14th century goldgulden from Germany acquired many years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor LONGINUS Posted November 27, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) Great coins, Erin — I’m glad to see you posting! Those are some awesome collector’s items. I too have taken a hiatus from Judaean coins to expand my collection of Imperial Roman coins. That’s one of the reasons I’ve assumed a more Imperial Roman screen name and avatar when I joined NVMIS FORVMS. (Longinus was a legendary Roman soldier who was present at the Crucifixion.) Branching out broadens my knowledge of the ancient Roman world, and as an additional benefit, inspires a greater appreciation for Judaea and other kingdoms and provinces of the period. Also, at 84 coins with 84 different Hendin numbers, I’ve come to decide that I’ve taken my Judaean collection as far as possible without getting into really expensive, and for me, monetarily unattainable coins of that genre. Roman coins are a great deal of fun to collect and many of them can be found at reasonable prices. Edited November 27, 2022 by LONGINUS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted November 27, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 27, 2022 Happy Birthday Erin..🥳 Great looking Drachm with a sweet gggg, green patina! Here's my little Croc... Antoninus Pius, 138 - 161 AD Billon Tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria Mint, 23mm, 11.94 grams Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Antoninus right. Reverse: Nilus reclining left holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges Nilus, crocodile below. Emmerr 1413.13 // Dattari 2294 // Koln 1594 // K&G 35.426 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenfool Posted November 27, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 27, 2022 15 hours ago, airhead1983 said: H Reminds me of Robin Hood 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted November 27, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 27, 2022 Two cool coins Erin. And I knew you would have to accept the gold coin because those people desperately wanted to gift you with it. I'm glad you did Completely (un)related to this post (😉) is one of my best crocs Q 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhead1983 Posted November 27, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Thanks so much, everyone! @Romismatist, here is the thread I was referring to: I’ve seen your Roman coins, @LONGINUS, and they are fantastic! I’ll be all over the place with the reptile collection- Roman and Greek. I’m hoping to have lizards, snakes and turtles covered. I highly doubt an Aegean turtle stater is going to make it into my collection any time soon, but, I’ve discovered a couple of more affordable tiny turtles on Vcoins, which I’m really excited about. 😃 I’ve got an eye on what I hope will be my first Roman Republic denarius with a lizard on the obverse. Fingers crossed that it’ll still be there in the new year! That is a very nice croc, @Spaniard! Thank you, @Qcumbor, for your confidence, you knew all along! Lol Erin 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romismatist Posted November 28, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 28, 2022 3 hours ago, airhead1983 said: Thanks so much, everyone! @Romismatist, here is the thread I was referring to: Cool coin, Erin, thanks for sharing! Based on the associated discussion, it's pretty obvious that your selfless actions and kind nature are at the heart of your colleagues' wish to gift you the coin... they knew they were passing on the coin to someone who will cherish and appreciate it. I'm sure it will take pride of place in your collection! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted November 28, 2022 · Patron Share Posted November 28, 2022 Happy birthday, Erin!! That's a beautiful Alexandrian drachm!!! And what a thoughtful gift you gave your brother, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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