A silly Christmas idea

[helvetica]

taurisker : Beautiful tree !
Robert: Maybe the mention of 12 days will get us a set of 12 with "my coin dealer gave to me..."

[slokind]

Taurisker's is just beautiful, in my opinion.
Pat L.

[Andrew McCabe]

taurisker : Beautiful tree !
Robert: Maybe the mention of 12 days will get us a set of 12 with "my coin dealer gave to me..."

Dino's Santa's Sled wins it for me.

Though I do like the felicitousness of my own chocolate Toblerone bar and my Toblerone-shaped one pound cast bar from the early Roman Republic. The coin (bar) indeed weighs exactly 1 pound or 327 grams.

[SC]

Wonderful stuff.  Thanks to everyone who took the time to create these little works of art (a skill I have not yet learned) and to share them with us.

The best thing about this thread is that I was able to share it with some family and friends who really don't care about ancient coins (I know, I know, but I have grown too attached to them to get rid of them - the family and friends I mean) who thoroughly enjoyed them!

If I don't get a chance to say it elsewhere Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy New Year, Happy Festivus (bring on "the feats of strength"), Happy Birthday of Constantine I, etc.

Shawn

[taurisker]

Thanks to the ladies, for the applause!

I modified the following early roman anonymus quadrigatus ... in the snowless streets of Rome there is no need for a heavy sled, so Santa´s team is reduced to Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen ... Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen are meanwhile on a wellness trip at some hot thermal sources 

[helvetica]

Andrew's Toblerone really is superbly done. Being in Switzerland with Toblerone in every little shop and supermarket, I really had to smile and shake my head in wonder at Andrew's work of art. In fact if I  just sent Tobler a message inviting them to come and have a look at it!
(Funny thing in their contact form. The field for "Use By date" (in case it was a complaint) I put 1st century BC.

[Andrew McCabe]

Andrew's Toblerone really is superbly done. Being in Switzerland with Toblerone in every little shop and supermarket, I really had to smile and shake my head in wonder at Andrew's work of art. In fact if I  just sent Tobler a message inviting them to come and have a look at it!
(Funny thing in their contact form. The field for "Use By date" (in case it was a complaint) I put 1st century BC.

Thanks helvetica - nice comments. 6th century BC is the manufacture date but I agree it should have been used by 1st century BC (or earlier)

I've actually waited five years to make this very picture. When I bought the coin, I immediately thought "this coin is shaped EXACTLY like a Toblerone which is very weird". But what use can one make of such a coincidence? There's not exactly a thread in Forum relating to "Coins Shaped Like Odd Chocolate Bars". And if I mentioned it in a cocktail party, "I have an ancient bronze bar that is shaped exactly like a Toblerone" .... well I think it might just kill the conversation. So I was happy of the opportunity to introduce it.

[Randygeki(h2)]

Andrew's Toblerone really is superbly done. Being in Switzerland with Toblerone in every little shop and supermarket, I really had to smile and shake my head in wonder at Andrew's work of art. In fact if I  just sent Tobler a message inviting them to come and have a look at it!
(Funny thing in their contact form. The field for "Use By date" (in case it was a complaint) I put 1st century BC.

Thanks helvetica - nice comments. 6th century BC is the manufacture date but I agree it should have been used by 1st century BC (or earlier)

I've actually waited five years to make this very picture. When I bought the coin, I immediately thought "this coin is shaped EXACTLY like a Toblerone which is very weird". But what use can one make of such a coincidence? There's not exactly a thread in Forum relating to "Coins Shaped Like Odd Chocolate Bars". And if I mentioned it in a cocktail party, "I have an ancient bronze bar that is shaped exactly like a Toblerone" .... well I think it might just kill the conversation. So I was happy of the opportunity to introduce it.

  I think I'm going to have to do that now!

[Andrew McCabe]

Compilation pic (subject to improvements and additions of course):



and its placement on my webpage - with a link back to Forvm and grateful thanks to the contributors below the pic:

http://andrewmccabe.ancients.info/  

(you may need to hit the refresh button if the dull old site is in cache)



 

[helvetica]

And if I mentioned it in a cocktail party, "I have an ancient bronze bar that is shaped exactly like a Toblerone" ....

Well it'd be a helluva lot more interesting than someone saying "I need to go into hospital soon for a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt"....


(Political Correctness Clause: With sympathies to anyone here who has ever needed one)

[Andrew McCabe]

And if I mentioned it in a cocktail party, "I have an ancient bronze bar that is shaped exactly like a Toblerone" ....

Well it'd be a helluva lot more interesting than someone saying "I need to go into hospital soon for a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt"....


(Political Correctness Clause: With sympathies to anyone here who has ever needed one)

This seems to be some liver-cirrhosis-related repair (google). An untimely reminder just before the festive season!