Smackdown XVI: History On A Coin - Page 3

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stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 1:23 pm Bam-Bam-Bam!! => three gorgeous coins in a row!! Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 6:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 7:26 pm We accept entries till 11:00 pm Eastern time. I can think of a gorgeous historical CONSTANTINOPOLIS that was entered in a previous Smackdown. Why did it not get entered this time? Show us your coins! -- Warren Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 8:01 pm Gold - Martin's - Probus, beautiful detail Silver - Dionysos - Maximianus Bronze - Ancientnoob's - Scipio Afrinanus Denarius Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 8:15 pm Coin #2 OK. I wasn't sure if Constantinopols' were really historically specific enough but here is one from Cyzicus SMKA commemorating the founding of Constantinople as the new center of the Roman Empire by Constantine I. I think that Victory standing on the prow is also a reference to Constantine's victory at sea over Licinius at this time. 17mm, 3.0g Minted 330-335 AD You might recognize this particular coin? Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 8:41 pm Gold- JWarper SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS AR Denarius Silver- Doucet AR Denarius Bronze- Dionysos Maximianus AE Follis I really liked Ancientnoob's denarius too, a very attractive design if it was a little less worn it could have surpassed all the other entries in my opinion. I had a tough time deciding who to vote for, in the end I based my decision on the coins I liked best and pretty much discounted the history...though some of the beaten up coins had interesting history so I struggled with it. Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 10:12 pm Gold = Bing's Coin #2 (Lion) Silver => maridvnvm's Coin #2 (Horse & Emperor) Bronze => Jango's Coin #1 => (Crossing the channel) ... honourable mention to Doucet's & Echi's coins ... Edited by stevex6 09/20/2012 10:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 10:37 pm ok, here's my last minute entry, just finished it minutes ago...you'll see it on the cookie sheet in my WHAT THE?! post... VRBS ROMA RIC VII Siscia 222 I wont do a story, has already been done and running out of time... but here what it looked like a couple months ago..nice clean up! Report this Post to the Staff
Eng5858 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 10:42 pm Another Smackdown in the books...very nice coins guys... 1st..Gold.. ValiantKnight....Constans AE2...Love the Chi-Rho. 2nd...Silver..Steve's Medusa's Head...I Like the no head look... 3rd..Bronze...JW..Severus..Love the Lion.... Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 11:04 pm #1: maridvnvm's probus: wow! #2:jw's septimus s....is that person riding a tiger! awesome! #3: stevex's perseus with medussa head.....GREAT coin. Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 09/21/2012 07:27 am You're correct, chrsmat71 => great clean-up on your wolf suckling coin!! Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 09/21/2012 10:52 am Thanks for the gold vote Eng Since you like coins with Chi-Rhos, you're gonna love this one! My Magnentius AE2 minted in Trier. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 09/21/2012 12:34 pm Instead of perhaps the best looking coin, I am choosing based on the history surrounding the minting of the coin. So with that in mind: GOLD: Anoobs coin#1, Hero of the Republic- Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus SILVER: Doucet's coin #1, Hadrian's Africa BRONZE: Dionysos' coin #1, Maximianus AE Follis Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 09/21/2012 1:35 pm Gold- Jw -legion denarius rarley is history so clear, as it is in this case. Silver- Doucet -Hadrian AFRICA Bronze- echizento - semis of the battle of Phillipi Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 09/21/2012 1:48 pm Gold- Dionysos - Maximianus AE Follis Silver- Doucet - Hadrian - AFRICA Bronze- Jw - legion denarius Martin Report this Post to the Staff
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