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For this smackdown we want to see two coins which are connected in some way. This can be:
geographically (same mint perhaps)
diety represented/reverse type
A relationship between the monarch/emperor/spouse etc
some other connection that can be explained.
Entries close Friday evening and voting begins Saturday (GMT)
Good luck all :)
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Valued Member
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I repeat coins,but at this moment I think are the best exemple for this Smackdown.... BALBINUS&PUPIENUS wre emperors at same day and killed at same day......(22 april 238 to 29 july 238 Only 99 days) RIC 8 sear5 #8491 Balbinus Denarius. IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / VICTOR-IA AVGG, Victory standing front with wreath & palm. RIC 8, RSC 27   RIC 22a Pupienus Æ Sestertius. IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / PAX PVBLICA, SC in ex, Pax seated left, holding branch & scepter. Cohen 23.   |
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My very 'nice pair' ....... or is it pear ? CARACALLA AE32 PISIDIA ANTIOCH Roman Colonial Obv. Draped and laureled bust of Caracalla right PIVS AVG ANTONINVS Rv. Nike striding left holding laurel wreath and palm branch VICTORIAE DDD NNN COL AN with S R in fields either side of Nike 31-32mm 22.94 grams   GETA AE33 PISIDIA ANTIOCH Roman Colonial Obv. Laureled bust of Geta right IMP CAES P SEPT GETA AVG Rv. Nike striding left holding laurel wreath and palm branch VICT DD NN COL ANTIOCH with S R in fields either side of Nike 32-34mm 25.01 grams   While obviously minted several years apart (Geta is older than Caracalla) we have same City Pisidia Antioch (geography) Same reverse type Victory walking in the same direction (diety .... some varieties have her walking right). Similar 'artistic style' (same die cutters ?) Same family (brothers) with the same title (AVG) Same denomination (orichalcum 'sestertius') and by the condition (almost the same) of each I would venture a 'guess' that they came from the same hoard (same previous owner!) I might add that I bought them from the same 'dealer' on the same same day and for the same price ($75 ea)! I am out of breath Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS
03/17/2013 07:35 am
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Pillar of the Community
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They are a different bust type ! Well nothing is perfect ......
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Pillar of the Community
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these two coins I posted a while back are physically connected to each other, and have been for .....who knows...maybe hundreds of years. they are fused together by river sediment.  yuan yeng tong bao Emperor Shen Zong 1078-1085 ad  huang song tong bao Emperor Ren Zong 1039-1054 ad thanks to BH for the attribution! Edited by chrsmat71
03/17/2013 11:33 am
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Half brothers Crispus   Constantine II   |
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Gold. : malamute67
Silver : echizento
Bronze : FVRIVS
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Not many entries on this smackdown.
gold - malamute67 - Balbinus
silver - FR's Caracalla
bronze - chrsmat71's - fused Chinese.
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Pillar of the Community
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We need some more votes before a winner can be announced... a rather lack lustre performance here...
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry I was asleep at the switch
AVRVM - Monkeybean
ARGENTVM - malamute67
AES - echizento
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GOLD--Echizento
SILVER--Furius Rufus
BRONZE--Chrsmat71
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Well it looks like a Malmute67 victory to me...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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dang, I missed voting again....here's my votes anyway...
gold: FR
silver: M67
bronze: ski
only 5 entries? darn...it was a very good idea DUK, almost anyone here should have had something to post.
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Yeah, smackdowns dont seem so popular ATM... ut grats all... I enjoyed seeing the entries anyway...
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Posted 03/17/2013 06:21 am
