Helpy Indentifying a gold coin of constantine and a gold coin of ptolemy V 0

[imperatorcoaticus97]

My friend sent me these from his collection and im very curious as to the what the correct identification is

Edited November 16, 2021 by imperatorcoaticus97

[imperatorcoaticus97]

On 11/15/2021 at 7:51 PM, imperatorcoaticus97 said:

My friend sent me these from his collection and very curious as to the what the correct identification is

edit: first coin Ptolemy V, the latter is (from what I've been told is)  Constantine the Great but the dude never gave me denomination or any type of RIC info or anything

 

 

Edited November 16, 2021 by imperatorcoaticus97

[Hoghead515]

Im not sure about them but thats a bad way to hold them. Shouldnt touch the faces of the coins. Can ruin a coin that way. 

[imperatorcoaticus97]

On 11/15/2021 at 10:30 PM, Hoghead515 said:

Im not sure about them but thats a bad way to hold them. Shouldnt touch the faces of the coins. Can ruin a coin that way. 

not my pics or coins i thought the same thing i would have been wearing gloves

[GBrad]

 

EDIT: 

Edited November 16, 2021 by GBrad

[RWB]

The gold coin was known as a "solidus" or commonly "DekaImperium." The latter described the quantity of extra large "Imperial" pizza that could be bought by the coin. One "imperial" pizza could feed 5 Praetorian Guard members or one of the Emperor's portly mistresses.

The bottom photo is really the obverse.

It features an ad for Yashua's Sit-Down Pizza company located near the Hippodrome and next to the Imperial Palace in Constantinople. The place was very popular and known for it's kosher sausage and bacon pizza. The central figure is Yashua ibn Yoseph, seated as per the business' name, with a large bacon and green pepper pizza behind him. His right hand beckons customers to enter and his left holds a complimentary cloth napkin - necessary due to the thick layer of sauce and melted cheese toppings. Yummmmm!

The upper design with two figures, depicts workers holding a large pizza paddle used to put the pie into a hot wood-fired oven, and then remove it for table service. The oven was very hot and its temperature was high enough to instantly melt lead. Heat of the oven was regularly tested by tossing in a lead pellet (about the size of a marble) and watching it melt. The Supreme Pizza Master (at left on the coin) wore a vest or bandalero-type sash that held a supply of lead pellets used for quality assurance. The small "plus sign" on the worker's hats were there to protect their heads from pizza that accidentally slipped off a paddle. (The main location had a 3-level oven, so it was important to prevent worker injury and damaged pizzas.) The two workers are believed to be special favorites of Yashua named "Constantia" and "Diarrhea."

Edited November 16, 2021 by RWB

[RWB]

Neglected to mention --- People attending the chariot races were encouraged to buy their pizzas when they first arrived in the morning. Although Yashua's was open late, the meat toppings were prepared fresh each morning, and with no refrigeration, could become a little "gamey" by afternoon.

PS: Every word of this post and the previous one are absolutely true -- just not in the order presented.

[Oldhoopster]

@RWB

Are you auditioning your stand up routine to be the entertainment provider at the next ANA banquet?  

[RWB]

On 11/16/2021 at 1:21 PM, Oldhoopster said:

@RWB

Are you auditioning your stand up routine to be the entertainment provider at the next ANA banquet?  

Naw....If I were doing that, it would be about the Grim Reaper using his scythe to cut through the ANA's red tape and do somersetting positive for the hobby and collectors.....before he came back for ANA's aging membership.

[imperatorcoaticus97]

wuuuttttt  So anybody got any real information on the Hellenistic coin or the Constantine or just jokes lmao?  I should probably just try image search and wildwinds and see if I can figure it myself, I have been since I first joined. Making more and more identifications. It's been a blast learning and learning @Mowhawk any idea about my OP coins & pictures?

Edited November 25, 2021 by imperatorcoaticus97

[Mohawk]

Unfortunately, those are both way outside of my body of knowledge.  I cannot help you there.

[Alex in PA.]

On 11/15/2021 at 11:31 PM, imperatorcoaticus97 said:

not my pics or coins i thought the same thing i would have been wearing gloves

"not my pics or coins"  So why are you here taking up space for people who really need help?  

[RWB]

On 11/25/2021 at 4:09 AM, imperatorcoaticus97 said:

wuuuttttt  So anybody got any real information on the Hellenistic coin or the Constantine or just jokes lmao?  I should probably just try image search and wildwinds and see if I can figure it myself, I have been since I first joined. Making more and more identifications. It's been a blast learning and learning @Mowhawk any idea about my OP coins & pictures?

Filling time until Ptolemy and Eastern Roman followers show up.