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This intricate coin, "Solidus of Constans II and Constantine IV" is on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Gallery 104. The golden coin dates back to 659-661, Byzantium, 7th century. The coin depicts two co-emperors. The dimensions are a diameter 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) The coin was a gift from Dr. Norman Zaworski. The image is in the Public Domain and can be seen on the museum's website
The title comes from the awesome webcomic rendition of Metal Gear Solid 2, by Hiimdaisy. If you are familiar with the plot of the games, they are well worth a read, as they nail just how convoluted and bonkers the storylines are :)
Saph found this on 4Chan.
I made it 1024 x 768, bitches.
You could easily C&P it to another black BG to make it other various sizes if need be.
Big Boss...Solidus...whoever. Either way you can have him STARE THROUGH YOUR SOUL via your desktop.
The obverse of a gold Solidus, 4.45 grams, struck in the name of and portraying the Eastern Roman emperor Leo I, 457- 474 AD, at Constantinople. This is the regular and most common Solidus issue of his reign. His military portrait, with spear and shield, displays a pearl diadem on the helmet and the emperor riding over his foes on the shield.
References include RIC x, 605 and 630.
The Postcard
A postally unused Valentine's Series postcard.
Note the signs at the bottom right stating 'Jockey Scales' and 'Correct Weight 1d.'
Pre-Decimal Currency
The UK 'went decimal' on the 15th. February 1971. (1971 is often called the 'Year of the Con' because manufacturers and retailers used the changeover to increase their prices).
Pre-decimalisation money (L S D) was divided into pounds (£/L), shillings (s.) and pennies (d.).
'L S D' also stands for the hallucinogenic drug Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, but in this context it stands for the Latin words 'Libra', 'Solidus' and 'Denarius'. The coinage was as follows:
- 20 shillings (s.) in £1 (L)
- 12 pennies (d.) in 1 shilling (s.)
- 240 pennies in £1
- 480 halfpennies in £1
- 960 farthings in £1
The £ was represented by a printed note, and there was also a 10-shilling note.
A 'Guinea' (beloved of private medical consultants and solicitors) was 21 shillings - a way of extracting an additional 5% from the patient or client.
-- The British Pound and Inflation
The British pound has lost 94% its value since 1971, such that £100 in 1971 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £1,806 today. The pound has had an average inflation rate of 5.51% per year between 1971 and today.
This means that today's prices are 18 times as high as average prices since 1971, according to the Office for National Statistics. A pound today only buys 5.54% of what it could buy back then.
Clacton-on-Sea
Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town in the Tendring peninsula in Essex, England, and was founded as an urban district in the year 1871. It is a seaside resort that saw a peak of tourists in the summer months between the 1950's and the 1970's.
The town's economy continues to rely significantly on entertainment and day-trip facilities, and it is strong in the service sector, with a large retired population.
In 1936, Billy Butlin bought and refurbished the West Clacton Estate, an amusement park to the west of the town. He opened a new amusement park on the site in 1937, and then, a year later on the 11th. June 1938, opened the second of his holiday camps.
This location remained open until 1983 when, due to changing holiday tastes, Butlins decided to close the facility. It was then purchased by former managers of the camp who reopened it as a short-lived theme park, called Atlas Park. The land was then sold and redeveloped with housing.
Constance II Description avers : Buste diadémé, casqué et cuirassé de Constance II auguste de face, tenant de la main droite la haste qui repose sur l'épaule et de la gauche, un bouclier orné d'un cavalier chargeant à droite et terrassant un fantassin (N'a) ; diadème perlé.(source texte CGB) Musée National, Beyrouth, Liban. Crédit Photo: François el Bacha. Tous droits réservés. Retrouvez mon blog sur larabio.com
A gold solidus, 4.46 grams, struck at Constantinople in the name of and portraying the Roman emperor Theodosius II, 402- 450 AD.
References include RIC X, 202, which dates this issue to between 408 (the death of his father Arcadius) and 420 (the death of his uncle Honorius).
The reverse lauds the Concord between Theodosius in the East and his uncle and co-emperor, Honorius in Italy. Theoretically, both emperors had equal authority throughout the entire empire. The coin shows evidence of overstriking or double striking.
The reverse of a gold solidus struck in Mediolanum (Milan) in the name the (Western) Roman emperor Honorius, 395- 423 AD. This image shows the emperor holding a military standard and a victory, while trampling an enemy.
References include RIC x, page 318, 1206, reverse (enemy) variety "c".
Otras denominaciones:
Científicas: Boletus bulbosus, Tubiporus esculentus, Boletus solidus, Boletus citrinus,
Boletus clavipes.
Vulgares: Hongo blanco, calabaza, boleto comestible, Calabaza, viriato, aubarell, bolet de bou, cep, ciureny y sureny, cogordo, onddo zuri.
Sombrero pardo, color calabaza, regular, algo arrugado y con el borde más claro. De 6 a 20 cm. de diámetro.
El pie alcanza las mismas dimensiones que el sombrero, grueso en ejemplares jóvenes, blanco con retícula marrón. Se han encontrado ejemplares de hasta 3 kilos.
Himenio constituido por tubos blancos de joven que luego se vuelven amarillo oliva. No azulean al presionarlos. Largos y libres, fáciles de separar de la carne del sombrero.
Carne blanca, inmutable, si olor especial y sabor dulzón a avellana.
Crece en otoño en bosques de hayas, robles, castaños, abetos y pinos de montaña.
Comestible excelente.
Typeface design by myself, this is some supporting media.
Download the typeface soon here > saouke.net63.net/solidus.html
Solidus of Constans II and Constantine IV, was created in Byzantium during the 7th century and is currently on display at the Cleveland Museum of Art. This coin is made from gold and has a diameter of ¾ inches and a weight of .15 ounces. According to the Cleveland Museum of Art the emperor shown on the left side of the coin was also known as Constantine the Bearded. This interesting coin was gifted by Dr. Norman Zaworski; the accession number is 2012.22. The Solidus of Constans II and Constantine IV can be found on display at the Cleveland Museum of Art at the location 104 Late Antiquity. The image is in the public domain.
The Postcard
A postcard bearing no publisher's name that was printed in England.
The man has sent the boy away with a penny to buy an ice cream, but from the look of the girl's body language, he has wasted his money -- it doesn't look as if he is going to get anywhere.
The card was posted in Huddersfield using a ½d. stamp on Wednesday the 21st. August 1918. It was sent to:
Miss Crewe,
'Melbourne',
12, Hesketh Place,
Bispham,
Nr. Blackpool.
The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:
"Dear V,
Thanks for P.C.
Wait till you get back.
Glad you are having a
good time & hope the
weather is nice for you.
Now Girls be good and
be careful. You know
the rest.
Kind remembrance,
Yours sincerely,
M. Clayton."
Being Good and Careful (or Not)
The suggestion 'If you can't be good, be careful' was first published in this form in 1903, when Arthur M. Binstead said in his Pitcher in Paradise:
“Always bear in mind what the country mother
said to her daughter who was coming up to
town to be apprenticed to the Bond Street
millinery: ‘For heaven’s sake be good; but if
you can’t be good, be careful’.”
However, the meaning behind the expression is a lot older than that. It comes from the 11th. century Latin proverb 'Si non caste, tamen caute', which translates as:
"If not chastely, nevertheless
cautiously.”
There are many variations on this saying, several along the lines of:
“Be good. And if you can’t be good,
be careful. And if you can’t be careful,
name it after me.”
Pre-Decimal Currency
Those were the days when you could buy an ice cream for an 'old' penny.
The UK 'went decimal' on the 15th. February 1971. (1971 is often called the 'Year of the Con' because manufacturers and retailers used the changeover to increase their prices).
Pre-decimalisation money (L S D) was divided into pounds (£/L), shillings (s.) and pennies (d.).
'L S D' also stands for the hallucinogenic drug Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, but in this context it stands for the Latin words 'Libra', 'Solidus' and 'Denarius'. The coinage was as follows:
- 20 shillings (s.) in £1 (L)
- 12 pennies (d.) in 1 shilling (s.)
- 240 pennies in £1
- 480 halfpennies in £1
- 960 farthings in £1
The £ was represented by a printed note, and there was also a 10-shilling note.
A 'Guinea' (beloved of private medical consultants and solicitors) was 21 shillings - a way of extracting an additional 5% from the patient or client.
-- The British Pound and Inflation
The British pound has lost 94% its value since 1971, such that £100 in 1971 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £1,806 today. The pound has had an average inflation rate of 5.51% per year between 1971 and today.
This means that today's prices are 18 times as high as average prices since 1971, according to the Office for National Statistics. A pound today only buys 5.54% of what it could buy back then.
If an ice cream today costs £3.00, you'd need 720 old pennies to pay for it. How's that for inflation?
The Second Battle of the Somme
So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?
Well, on the 21st. August 1918, the second phase of the Allied offensive against Germany began with attacks on Albert and Bapaume, France.
The Nieuport-Delage Aircraft
Also on that day, the Nieuport-Delage aircraft was first flown.
The Sinking of a Patrol Boat
Also on the 21st. August 1918, the U.S. Navy motor patrol boat USS Montauk sank off Florida, drowning seven of her crew.
The Birth of a Comic Strip
The day also marked the debut of the comic strip Cap Stubbs and Tippie by Edwina Dumm. It first appeared in the Ohio newspaper The Columbus Monitor, remaining in syndication until 1966.
A Tornado in Minnesota
Also on the 21st. August 1918, a powerful tornado struck Tyler, Minnesota, killing 36 people and injuring over 100 others. It was the fourth deadliest tornado in the state's history.
Bruria Kaufman
The day also marked the birth, in NYC, of the American-Israeli physicist Bruria Kaufman.
Bruria was a major contributor to general relativity and statistical physics. Bruria died in 2010.
Otras denominaciones:
Científicas: Boletus bulbosus, Tubiporus esculentus, Boletus solidus, Boletus citrinus,
Boletus clavipes.
Vulgares: Hongo blanco, calabaza, boleto comestible, Calabaza, viriato, aubarell, bolet de bou, cep, ciureny y sureny, cogordo, onddo zuri.
Sombrero pardo, color calabaza, regular, algo arrugado y con el borde más claro. De 6 a 20 cm. de diámetro.
El pie alcanza las mismas dimensiones que el sombrero, grueso en ejemplares jóvenes, blanco con retícula marrón. Se han encontrado ejemplares de hasta 3 kilos.
Himenio constituido por tubos blancos de joven que luego se vuelven amarillo oliva. No azulean al presionarlos. Largos y libres, fáciles de separar de la carne del sombrero.
Carne blanca, inmutable, si olor especial y sabor dulzón a avellana.
Crece en otoño en bosques de hayas, robles, castaños, abetos y pinos de montaña.
Comestible excelente.
Titus
AD 80
This one shows the reverse which has an elephant on it.
Roman Coins
Beginning with the first emperor, Augustus (ruled 27 BC-AD 14), the Romans regularly issued coins displaying a portrait of the ruler or one of his family members on the obverse (front). The reverse bore an image of a deity, mythological figure, building, or a historical event. The imperial portraits are finely modeled and often represent individuals not seen in surviving sculpture.
All the coins on view here are gold aurei, except no. 34, which is a gold solidus.
This is the TDM Leaderboard as it stands now. Solidus Jac and myself are the only players worthy of respect in my opinion. Play against either one of us and understand why.
MGS4/MGO is a nextgen exclusive for the Sony Playstation3 created by Kojima and published by Konami. A1R5N1P3R is a Progamer living in NYC.