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Valued Member
Canada
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Coins with Victories / Nikes.
1) Two (2) coins max. per Member.
2) Anything with a Victory / Nike, large or small.
3) Voting: vote for 3 coins in order of preference, Gold (4pts), Silver (2pts), Bronze (1pt).
4) Host announces the winner. Winner chooses next Smackdown Subject and is host.
5) You do not have to enter a coin to vote but please do try to enter something.
6) Base your votes on an criteria you like, eye appeal, life-like busts, rarity, quality, anything you like.
7) Final decision if two coins have the same score and the same number of golds will be the hosts choice.
8) Enjoy.
Entries Begin Immediatley and Submission Ends @ 20:00hrs EST USA, THURSDAY AUGUST 23rd
Voting will last 1 day. Ending at 20:00hrs FRIDAY AUGUST 24th.
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Moderator
 United States
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  While not the nicest looking coin, overcleaned with BD that luckly in check. I have always like the figure of Nike. Trajan- AS IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM PM TR POT COS III PP SC-SPQR in shield RIC II 417   HADRIAN- AR Denarius IMP CAESAR TRAIANO HADRIANVS AVG PM TR P COS III RIC II 100 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5155 Posts |
I have two entries... Coin #1 Anatolia,Pamphylia, Side, c. BC 200 AR 30mm Tetradrachm , 15.88g obverse: Helmeted Head of Athena reverse: Victory Advancing hold wreath, Pomegranate in reverse left field. Monogram: Wreath / AR ref: CNG31-63010 Coin #2 Italy,Campania, Neopolis, c. BC 350 AR 22mm Didrachm (Nomos) , 7.02g obverse:Diademed Head of Nymph right. reverse: Nike crowning "man-faced bull" water God. NEAPOLITWN under. ref: BMC 46-48   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4973 Posts |
i can finaly field a team in one of these! here's my bargin bin coins (I've posted both of thes before). my first ancient coin   Aracdius being crowned by victory...not a great coin but has a sweet spot since it's my first. this one got me hooked on cleaning, turned out looking great...these have proven few and far between since.   Valens with Victory groovin' left. A.N., is victory actually flying on your coin number 2? fantastic reguardless Edited by chrsmat71
08/20/2012 10:13 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
My two entries:
Valentinian I AE3Obv: DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed bust right Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch, Gamma SISC backwards Z symbol Dot, Siscia, RIC 15A  (I have it but haven't gotten around to taking my own pics of it; it is more brown in hand but all the detail is the same) Constans AE2Obv: DN CONSTANS PF AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constans on galley, holding banner with Chi-Rho and holding phoenix on globe and, Victory at the helm, TESB in ex, Thessalonika, RIC 110  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quite a few of my '25 Favorite Coins' post were Victories but you have seen all of them and I don't expect you to like rare Severans quite like I do. I'll try two Slightly more universal appeal coins (I hope). #1 Side, Pamphylia, AR tetradrachm (16.9g), Athena / Nike walking, Pomegranate in field, c.200 BC As a side feature, the coin has a Seleucid anchor countermark neatly placed on Athena's head. The coin is not high grade but the c/m placement is perfect causing only a bit of flattening on the reverse.  #2 Gordian III and Tranquillina AE27, Anchialus, Thrace In addition to the regular features like portraits and patina, this coin has the feature I liked of being off center on the reverse just enough that you can see the edge of the area smoothed by the trimming tool between 7 and 9 o'clock on the reverse. This edge is concentric with the centration dimple and demonstrates a bit of evidence on what these centration marks were used for. There are better coins when it comes to such evidence but they don't have Nike on the reverse so they don't fit here.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1549 Posts |
While I was sizing the photo and typing Ancientnoob beat me to the Side. Sorry.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5155 Posts |
@Doug-we can compliment one another...Victory on both "Sides".
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4253 Posts |
I just went through my collection and I think maybe Nike/Victory may be one of my most numerous reverse types. I had a hard time selecting out just two. It seems the ones I like are not the ones that get votes. But no matter. Here are my two entries: 1. Aurelian Antoninianus, RIC 238, struck at Siscia, 270-275 AD: OBV: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right REV: VICTORIA AVG, Victory facing, wings spread, rising up between two shields, pearl diadem in hands star over P in right field. first officinae Siscia 4.1g, 21mm   2. Otho AR Denarius, RIC RIC I 17, struck at Rome, Jan-Feb 69 AD. (VERY RARE) OBV: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right REV: VICTORIA OTHONIS, Victory standing left on globe, wreath extended in right, palm frond in left 3.179g grams; 18.7mm   |
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Valued Member
 Canada
472 Posts |
Mine... Nero AE Dupondius 66 AD. Lugdunum mint. Obv.: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR POT P P - Laureate head of Nero, globe at point of bust. Rev.: VICTORIA AVGVSTI - Victory holding wreath and palm. RIC 525, Cohen 344, RCV 1970v  Constantinopolis Commemorative AE 337-340 AD, Alexandria mint. Obv.: CONSTANTINOPOLIS - Helmeted and mantled bust of Constantinopolis left, holding reversed spear over shoulder. Rev.: Victory standing prow, holding sceptre and leaning on shield. SMALA in exergue. RIC 17.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
870 Posts |
Philip I (A.D. 244-249) Well, I have one victory worthy of entry so I will settle for just one. AR Antoninianus, A.D. 244, Rome, 21.1mm, 3.80g, 180°, RIC IViii 51. Obv: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG. Victory standing left holding wreath and palm.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
549 Posts |
 Victory has wings but is usually standing or walking. Here is one where she is actually flying. Augustus, 27 BC - 14 AD. denarius. 3.66 grams. RIC 90 (Spanish mint), page 47. Struck c. 19 BC [RIC] SPQR divided by Victory flying right holding wreath over shield inscribed CL V which rests against column behind. CL V = Clipeus Virtutis, a votive shield of valor which was awarded to Augustus by the senate. Augustus has a oak wreath, not a laurel wreath, called the corona civica which was awarded to a soldier who had saved the life of a comrade in battle. Here we see Augustus, who with his victories, particularly in the East, has ended (civil) wars and therefore saved the lives of many and been awarded the highest military honors. -- Warren |
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Valued Member
Netherlands
409 Posts |
1# Numerian tetradrachm Obv. A K M A NOVMEPIANOC CEB Laureate, draped bust right Rev. l *B (year 2 as Augustus) Athena seated left holding Nike(victory) and sceptre.  2# Carus Lugdunum Obv. VIRTVS CARI AVG, Radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield. Rev. VICTORIA AVGG, Victory holding wreath and palm, stg left on Globe between two captives.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
4208 Posts |
Finally, something I can enter with actual coins! I was hoping to use my Eudoxia victory, but felt that it wasnt clean enough to be used. Pity. COIN 1: Secvitas Reipublicae, victory advancing left holding god knows what. Coin of Valentinian I, although wildwinds does not list this coin as being minted in constantinople, that is where it was minted. CONSA in ex.   COIN 2: Ah, this is possibly my favourite coin, even if victory appears as a small smudge in the corner. Honorius facing bust, reverse is CONCORDIA AVGG, Constantinopolis seated with sceptre in right hand, holding Victory on a globe in his left hand. I like to think of it as Constantinopolis' victory over the world. Pictures just dont do this coin credit, which has a lovely lustre in hand.    Edited by Ben
08/21/2012 05:53 am
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Wow, there a several amazing looking Victory and Nike images being posted ... I was torn between four fairly decent examples, but two of my four examples have already been posted in this SMACKDOWN by others, so I've decided to go with the remaining two ... NOTE => sadly, because of my relatively recent "Steve's 30 Day Addiction Thread" I'm sure that most of you have already seen all of my coins ... but here goes: stevex6's COIN #1Nero AE AsDate: 65 AD Diameter: 28.4 mm. Weight: 11.3 gr. Obverse: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P - Bare head of Nero, globe at point of bust. Reverse: S-C, Victory advancing left, holding shield inscribed S P Q RReferences: RIC 477   stevex6's COIN #2Septimius Severus Denarius
Date: 202-210 AD Diameter: 19.1-21.6 mm. Weight: 3.2 gr. Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG - Laureate head of Septimius Severus. Reverse: VICT PART MAX - Victory holding wreath and palmReferences: RIC 295   Edited by stevex6
08/21/2012 07:17 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1316 Posts |
Wow, some nice coins so far.....  So here are mine........ Constantius ll 282- 350 AD. Constantius standing left, holding chi-rho banner and Sceptre, being crowned by Victory left... H in left field Dot BSIS star....Siscia... 24x25mm.....5.05...   Valentinian .....364-375....AD. Victory walking left.... Star A- left.... HSISC.....mint..Siscia 18mm......2.24g.   |
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