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"The time has come for someone to put their foot down ..... and that FOOT is me !" Dean Vernon Wormer of Faber College From the 1978 movie 'Animal House' As I have only read a small sampling of previous 'Smackdowns' I am hoping the topic might be 'new' (and not entirely inappropriate). Most reverse types simply show a Deity or person posing in a standing or sitting position without much real action taking place. Very occasionally something is actually going on, one of my favorites being the Emperor 'slaying barbarian' types of Probus (Trajan on horseback shafting some 'unfortunate' being one of the earlier examples) being handed something or shaking hands or raising someone etc. But sometimes the 'message' is slightly more subtle. A God/Goddess with a foot placed on top of something. Maybe a globe or a helmet. Or an Emperor with one foot firmly planted on top of a person place or thing. Constantius II had his foot on a wrecked chariot while he speared someone or my all time favorite (once again) Trajan, Trajan standing over reclining Armenia Euphrates and Tigris with his 'foot' firmly planted on the Euphrates (smile guys .... we gonna take a picture). The legend might as well have read "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED". If he had had an aircraft carrier I sure he would have included that too ! So here are the guidelines Show a reverse type that shows someone with a foot sending a 'message'. It can be a God or Goddess ..... Neptune often puts his foot down ..... Victory is also fond of resting her foot atop something (or someone !). In the interest of "EQUITAS" as some may not have any of the above defined .... feet in motion are acceptable too (Mars striding right (ie "Here I come .... you better run") Simple scoring Gold Silver Bronze Runs until Friday 10PM EST Example A) AE As Hadrian standing right holding spear and parazonium left foot on crocodile (ref. Cohen 1383)  Example B) AE Sestertius Domitian standing left holding spear and parazonium (one foot planted on) Rhenus reclining holding reed (ref. SEAR 2773 RIC 319)  Two examples if you have them !!! I hope this 'topic' is worthy Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS
02/24/2013 2:24 pm
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I don't collect ancients (just admire them from afar) but with an opening like: Quote:
"The time has come for someone to put their foot down ..... and that FOOT is me !" I MUST follow this Smackdown.  |
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FVRIVS, are we to submit one or two examples?
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Sorry for the omission ! Yes 2 examples if you have them. It was my intention to state this but stopped temporarily then began to worry that I had picked a 'stupid' topic. By the time I decided to go ahead with it I forgot to mention it.
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Notice in my Hadrian that the 'croc' is rather small (no dummy he) Tempted to think he was measuring it for size saying something like "Hmmm .... this one would make a nice pair of sandals" (and maybe a purse to match !)
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02/24/2013 2:51 pm
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Here is the only one I can find for now.   Billon Antonininus Gallienus GALLIENVS AVG PM TR P XV PP VIIC.RIC I, 603 Antioch mint Neptune standing with foot on Galley prow. Found another.   Ae 3/4 Arcadius DN ARCADIVS PF AVG VIRTVS AVGGG Gamma in left field RIC IX THESSALONICA 61C Arcadius standing on galley steppoing on a captive. Edited by echizento
02/24/2013 8:35 pm
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Excellent example. Neptune better get his due ! Or else ! Or else you are going down ..... down ..... down
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02/24/2013 2:39 pm
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My coins.... RIC 366[vesp] Titus, as Caesar, AR Denarius. 72-73 AD. T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT, laureate head right / NEP RED, Neptune standing right, foot on globe, holding acrostolium & sceptre. RSC 121   RSC 17 sear5 #1392 Sextus Pompey Denarius. Sicily, 40 BC. MAG PIVS IMP ITER, bare head of Pompey the Great right between lituus and capis / Neptune left, foot on prow, between brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, parents on their shoulders, PR'F above, in ex CLAS ET OR' / MARIT EX SC. Pompeia 27, Cr511/3a, Syd 1344.   |
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Neptune was working overtime ! The Pompey denarius has one of the more complicated reverses I have ever seen.
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Heres my entry. Not in hand yet but I may as well enter it now (thanks monkeybean!) Valerian:  Legend has it (on bad authority) that when Valerian and the Army was captured at the battle of edessa Shapur took them all back to persia (used the engineers it appears). Shapur needed to get onto his horse and the nearest footstall shaped object was poor Valerian. He (probably didnt) put his foot down on the only emperor ever captured in battle. It (would have been) was a massive embarrassment and a big shaming for the once mighty empire. OH and when he died, they skinned him, stuffed his skin and kept it in a temple.  If only Shapur minted a coin commemorating it... |
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Hadrian, 117-138 AE31. Sestertius. 26.88 grams Struck 126 at Rome COS III NEP RED Netune standing right, holding dolphin in left and trident in right with foot on prow, S C on either side Sear 3612  Foss, in Roman Historical Coins, says the type gives thanks for the safe return of Hadrian from travels to Greece and Sicily. |
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Wow, Beautiful coin Warren.
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Who needs Viagra with a big bad bronze like that in your pocket ! My kind of Girl all around .... For over twenty years I have tried to buy only bronze issues. She has everything I look for
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i don't know what is going on with the feet on this coin, but they are prominant. I found a source that said the figure is seated...but I dont see it...but I do see the feet ....they are at 7 and 8 o'clock.   sri lanka (singhalese kingdom) queen lilivati 1197-1212 ad King (Queen?) seated? right with left arm raised, 4-line Nagari legend below arm: Sri / Raja / Lili / vati Reverse Standing king, lamp at left, globes at right Edited by chrsmat71
02/24/2013 10:49 pm
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I am tempted to buy a couple of coins which I could enter for this...I fear I will miss the deadline on that though. Therefore only one coin I have seems eligible...   Darius AR Siglos around 500BC Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance right, with bow and quiver / Incuse punch Though debated whether it is kneeling or running I have always thought the latter (after all kneeling is not the standard stance to be using a bow) Edited by DavidUK
02/25/2013 05:09 am
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