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Smackdown Vlll This smackdown will be kind of open, wide range of coins that can be used, hopefully get more players. Each player can only use 2 coins total.You can vote for host coins, but they Won't Count, there only for your ideas.. 1st.coin will need to be Medieval or Ancient and between. Entries will post a coin that has a Throne,chair, any kind of Building with Person,Altar,Emperor, king,or god.   Ar Grosse...Enthroned Christ.. 1253- 1268..AD..22mm x 2.17g.   Roma seated in Temple. Rome..24mm x 5.07g.   Elagabalus.. 218- 222..AD. AR Antoninianus..5.02g. Roma seated.. These are just a few examples..one coin for this display with attribution.. 2nd. coin can be World, Medieval, Ancient.. You can use a coin with Spear, Knife, club, Ax, Shield, Lighting bolt.   Greek...Struk after 148..BC. AR Tetradrachm.. Hercules holding club.. 30mm x 16.5g.   Probus..276 - 282..AD. AE Antoninianus.. OB.Probus carring a spear.. Rev.Spearman on horse..   Caracalla.. Mars advancing right holding a spear.. World coin can be used in your 2nd post.   Posting will start now till Sunday the 27th. 6pm EST, followed by voting till Tuesday 29th. 8pm.EST. Vote for your favorite coin by Gold 3pts, 2nd coin Silver 2pts. and 3rd place Bronze 1 pt. Host will announce winner, winner will host and pick topic. they can pass to another member if they chose. I the event of a tie host will decide a winner, good luck have fun.. Edited by Eng5858
10/22/2013 12:45 pm
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No arrows?  |
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Medieval entry Byzantine Trachy Manuel I Christ Enthroned error coin, should read IC-XC but reads XC-XC SB-1966     Roman Provincial-Hadrianopolis Gordian III Mars holding Spear Moushmov 2695 |
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That's great E, lookin' good.. pishpash arrows would be great, any weapon is what I should have said..  Come on gang post them up.... |
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here' an ancient modern match up that have similar reverses.. 1967 uk penny with helmeted britania, trident and shield   late 2nd, early 3rd century denarius of sep severus with a similar reverse...roma with shield and scepter (not technically a weapon I guess).   Edited by chrsmat71
10/22/2013 8:59 pm
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Awesome Chris...  |
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Oh man, I'm going on a business trip tomorrow and have been super busy. Hopefully I have some entry-qualified coins already photographed and in my computer and can post them from the road. Otherwise, I probably won't make it home in time to dredge up something.
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#1 Temple and Roma: Maxentius (A.D. 306-312) AD Follis AE2, A.D. 308-310, Rome, 23mm, 4.60g, 0°, RIC VI 210. Obv: IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG. Laureate head right. Rev: CONSERV VRB SVAE. Temple with six columns, Roma seated within, holding globe and scepter; RBP in ex.  #2 Spear and shield: Constantius II (A.D. 337-361) Bronze Follis AE2, A.D. 350-355, Antioch, 24.2mm, 5.83g, 165°, RIC VIII 132. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO. Soldier spearing fallen horseman; Î" in left field, ANZ in ex.  |
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Thanks for playing Joseph, great lookin' coin's.. Need more posts, take a minute and show us your coins.. |
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1) VespasianAR Denarius, struck 74 AD, Rome mint Rev:Emperor seated Ref: RIC 702  2) GallienusAntoninianus, struck during joint reign with Valerian I, Rome mint Rev: soldier standing left, holding spear and shield Ref: RIC 182  |
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Awesome VK, thanks for posting.. Need more, post them up...  |
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hmm just realized that world coins are accepted for the #2. I think I will keep the Fel Temp I posted but I could have submitted this little beauty from my birth year. :)  |
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Happy Birthday coin is awesome  , love the reverse... |
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India, Kuninda Kingdom Amoghabhuti c. 2nd cent. BC 17 mm x 2.11 g obverse: Deer standing crowned by two cobras attended by Lakshmi holding lotus flower, ghadiya under deer. Brahmi Legend- Rajanah Kunindasa Amohabhutisa maharajasa. Reverse: Buddhist Stupa surmounted by the Buddhist symbol triratna and surrounded by a Swastika a "Y" symbol and a tree.-Kharoshti legend Rana Kunindasa Amoghabtusia maharajasa. (Great King Amoghabhuti of the Kunindas) ref: MACW 4440-4441, ACC #3 Note:Exceptionally Rare. Rarely offered for sale.  Germany. Mint A, Berlin AR 2 Reich mark s. 1939 AD Obverse: Head of Paul van Hindenburg 1847 -1934 AD Reverse: Spread Eagle, swastika within wreath. I always thought that a symbol once a sign of good fortune would take on a far more sinister message in the modern era. Adolf Hitler sought to unlock secrets kept by ancients and believed in symbolism and chose 'repurpose' the Swastika on his coinage. In 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland and through a series of treaties and alliances warfare would be fought on an unprecedented scale. Although horrible those events helped develop the technologically advanced world most of us live in. This was one empire better destroyed. In 1945 Berlin and most of the major cities of Europe where raised in Allied carpet bombing campaigns. Go Allies!  Edited by Ancientnoob
10/24/2013 12:36 pm
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1st coin is was going to me my go to coin for smackdowns, an Alexander the Great tetradrachm, I decided instead to mix it up a little and submit an Alexander the Great drachm instead. Its a well known type and not very adventurous but it was my first ancient and a well loved type with all the key ingredients such as an enthroned god.  2nd coin is a Greek Bronze featuring a lightening bolt.  |
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Some brilliant coins posted so far ... Coin1 Not sure if my first coin counts as it contains a temple with armed figures on the pediment? If not I will try and find something else ...  Petillius Capitolinus. 43 BC. Denarius. PETILLIVS CAPITOLINVS, Eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, head right, wings spread / Hexastyle temple of Jupiter S F to either side. Crawford 487/2b; Syd 1151. Coin2 This coin contains a shield and was issued by Radu I of Wallachia. Great Uncle of the infamous Vlad Tepes (otherwise known as Dracula).  Principality of WALLACHIA. Radu I, 1377-1383 AD. AR Ducat Arms / Eagle-crested helmet. MBR.52v. aVF, weak spots. Rare. |
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