Restitutor Posted May 18, 2023 · Administrator Share Posted May 18, 2023 Fellow Numisheads, After a grueling last 4 days of work, it was an incalculable joy to log in today and see we have officially hit 500 members!!! We've been getting closer and closer these last few days as I'm sure many of you noticed, and I was cautiously optimistic (but to be honest also a little nervous) that we'd get there before our 1 Year Anniversary as a forum (June 1) and lo and behold, we did!!! And not only that, but with 13 days to spare!! If you had asked me this time last year if I had ever thought that our little forum would become, in such a short amount of time, the most active forum site for ancient coins on the web, I'd have said you must be dreaming! But we did it! Thank you all so much for making this forum what it is. It is an absolute joy to log on here every day and see how active it is, how friendly everyone is, and of course, how beautiful all the coins are. And thank you as well to all our supporters, patrons, and benefactors. It's because of y'all that I can keep the lights on here, and ensure that this forum will never be covered in terrible advertisements and pop ups 😁 Looking forward to celebrating the 1 Year milestone here soon!! 🤩 In honor of this milestone, feel free to post any coin that makes you happy!!! -Res 15 3 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted May 18, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 18, 2023 Thunder and lightning in place of fireworks, but the implication of celebration is the same. The most pleasurable, entertaining and instructional site you could ever wish to be a part of. I will be signing up as a supporter in due course. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted May 18, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 18, 2023 Thank you @Restitutor for setting this site up! I've learned a lot from the others here and look forward to further growth. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted May 19, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2023 Harumble! Three cheers for @Restitutor for making this amazing place possible! 🥳👏 And thanks to each member here who contributes such interesting, informative, and entertaining posts! 😉 In honor of the occasion, here are a couple coins proclaiming the restoration (and in our case, continuation!) of happy times: 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted May 19, 2023 · Patron Share Posted May 19, 2023 In classical Latin, hilaritas connotes a feeling of cheerfulness, gayety, joyousness, merriment, or hilarity ... In other words, hilaritas conveys a sense of happiness along with a sense of cheerfulness or merriment. THIS is hilaritas: So, let's have some Hilarity!!! Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman AR denarius, 3.40 g, 17.4 mm, 5 h. Rome, c. AD 166. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust of Faustina II, draped, right, Beckmann type 9 hairstyle. Rev: HILARITAS, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm-branch in right hand and cornucopia in left hand. Refs: RIC 686; BMCRE 100; RSC 111; RCV 5254; CRE 182. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted May 19, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2023 Way to go NF!!! 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted May 24, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 24, 2023 Congratulations @Restitutor once again. It is indeed a cool site and one which is taking the lion's share of serious collectors and antiquarians from other places on the web. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted May 24, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 24, 2023 Congrats to you @Restitutor and to the 500+ members who make this forum active, friendly and knowledgeable. A Vota coin is the thing to post here I guess Arcadius, AE4 - Heraclea mint, 1st officina, c. AD 383 DN ARCADIVS PF AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right VOT / V within wreath, SMHA at exergue 1.27g, 14mm, 12h Ref : RIC IX # 18b, LRBC II # 1964 Q 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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