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In this 33rd installment of the the Smackdown, I hope to see a wide range of coinage from people contemporary with the great civilizations of the Greeks, Romans and Persians. Many of these people have been the backbone of the great empires of antiquity. They contributed in numerous ways, weather through language, religion, cultural practice or military conscription. To make this a little interesting he are some rules and constraints. 1) Each member is allowed (3) entries. (600 BC- 1453 AD) 2) The coin must be of that tribal culture. 3) The coin can be an unoffical forgery of a circulated coin of the era. For example Gallic issues of Roman coins of the 3rd cent, or Philip II imitations. 4) The coin cannot be a coin of the Province unless it is minted by the tribes. 5) Have fun. Any Blurb or a Map of/about the culture that minted the coin would be appreciated but not necessary. Gold-3pts Silver-2pts Bronze-1pts This smackdown will accept entries starting immediately, and will continue until Friday 1-25-13 20:00 EST. Voting will then commence and the winner will be announced on Sunday 1-27-13 at 20:00 EST. My non-eligible example- Billon Stater of the Coriosolite Amorican Celts Channel Islands Isle of Jersey (Located between Britannia and Gaul) 20mm x 6.20g (Group L) Struck 75-50 BC in Gaul in the area of Brittany. Obv. Abstract bust of Apollo right. Rev. Abstract Charioteer with boar below. These coins where circulated as Julius Caesars Army moved West, driving the Gauls towards the Sea.  |
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This is the only one that I can come up with for now. I really don't know much about it other than it's Keltic from the Rein region.    Proto Ring money circa 500BC Edited by echizento
01/22/2013 01:49 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice thanks-I was getting worried.
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Pillar of the Community
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Unfortunately, I don't believe I have a coin that qualifies this time.
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Pillar of the Community
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Me neither (unless my Ostrogoth and Vandal coins fit the bill).
Edited by VisigothKing
01/21/2013 8:46 pm
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Yes Vk! You got the right idea!!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I would think any coins outside Greco-Roman issues are fair game--even early Anglo-Saxon, or Viking coins? I'll have to look around to see if I have a qualifying coin.  |
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YES, YES. Arab coins also.
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Pillar of the Community
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Ok cool, I'll be posting soon!
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VandalsKing Huneric, 4 Nummus (477-484 or 523-533 AD) Obv: Bust facing left, holding palm branch Rev: Bar over N over IIII, Carthage mint  OstrogothsKing Theodahad, AE Decanummium (minted 534-536 AD) Obv: INVICTA ROMA, Roma helmeted, facing right Rev: DN THEODAHATHVS REX within wreath, X below, Rome mint  Umayyad CaliphateAE Fals (minted 749 AD) Obv: The Kalima, in 3-line script, within three circles Rev: In Arabic script: "Muhammad rasul Allah", Tabariya (Tiberias) mint 
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how about this one, the one on the right.  Durotriges, Billon Quarter Stater, 1 century bc  didn't take a reverse picture, pretty much smooth (slight bump), so not missing anything. |
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Coin #1 TRALLES, LYDIA AE18 Struck 200-1 BC OBV: Laureate head of Zeus Larasios right REV: DIOS TRAL-LIANWN, thunderbolt, all in wreath 6.51g, 17.86 mm Ref: Mionnet 661  Coin #2 Kysikos, Mysia AR Hemiobol Struck 480-450 BC OBV: Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish behind upward REV: Head of roaring lion left within incuse square, star above 0.41 g, 9.5 mm REF: Sear 3850  Coin #3 Castulo, Iberia Semis Struck late first century OBV: Young male head right, Phoenician letter before REV: Bull right, crescent above, two Phoenicial letters below 15.6mm, 1.8g Ref: Burgos 897  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Surprised I havent seen any Kushans yet. Keep em' coming so far we have had some great entries.
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Pillar of the Community
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here's one...   castulo, iberian celtic coin 2nd century bc obv: male head rev: bull, crescent above |
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I believe this is Kushan Vasudeva 197-228 a.d 16.6g 28mm   |
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Living in a country dominated by the Arabs for many centuries, the easiest are coins of this period! Dihrem ABD-AL.RAHMAN III Abd-ar-Rahman III (Abd al-Rahmān ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allāh; 11 January 889/91 " 15 October 961) was the Emir and Caliph of Córdoba (912"961) of the Ummayad dynasty in Al-Andalus  Quirate ALI IBN YUSUF (almoravide) Ali ibn Yusuf (1083-1143) was the son of Yusuf ibn Tasufin was the second amir Almoravid from 1106 until his death in 1143. Defeated the Christian troops at the battle of Ucles and conquered the Taifa of Zaragoza in 1110. Their domains stretched by Morocco in Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, Andalusia, Valencia and part of Aragon, Catalonia and Portugal.  Half DINAR unknown [gold] (900/1000 AD)   |
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Posted 01/21/2013 7:53 pm
