Restored Smackdown X: Your Favorite Century

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Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 11/11/2013 11:04 pm Coins of your favorite century! For those that are new the Smackdown, acts a contest (with no prize) or a venue to showcase coins from around the Ancient and Medieval world with stated or attribute commonality. Everyone is encourage to attempt and entry, and even those who cannot enter can and should vote, for your top 3 favorites. Here are the rules 5 extra points * a)If you are the only person at that end of the smackdown who has coins in a particular century. b)All three of your coins are from different "empires" c)All three of your coins were minted in the same decade. 1) A maximum of three (3) coins per Member. 2) Entries must be of from the same century to qualify. If your coin(s) have a blanket date greater than 100 years or overlaps a century your coin can fit either century.(for ease of entry) 3) Coins after 2010 AD are not allowed. 4) Voting: vote for 3 contestants in order of preference, Gold (3pts), Silver (2pts), Bronze (1pt). 5) Host announces the winner. Winner chooses next Smackdown Subject and is host. 6) You do not have to enter a coin to vote but please do try to enter something. 7) Base your votes on an criteria you like, eye appeal, rarity, quality, anything you like. 8) Final decision if two coins have the same score and the same number of golds and will be the hosts choice. 9) Enjoy. Entries Begin Immediately and Submission Ends @ 21:00hrs EST Friday , Voting will begin. Scores will be tabulated and announced on Sunday November 17, 2013, @ 21:00hrs EST. EXAMPLE: The seventh century AD Byzantine Hexagram of Heraculis and Heraculis Constantine s. 610-630 AD Turko- Hephthalite Drachm of Vasu Deva s. 685 AD Axumite Bronze Unit of King Armah s. 600 -630 AD We are voting for the contestant not on individual coins. Hope this helps clarify the smackdown. Edited by Ancientnoob 11/12/2013 10:23 am Report this Post to the Staff

augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 01:09 am So entries must three coins and we will be voting for the triple as one thing, not as individual coins, right? This will be hard to enter. I notice the host did not show us an example, as is usually done. Even he finds it hard to create an entry! Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3444 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 08:48 am Quote: 1) A maximum of two (3) coins per Member I am feeling slightly 'Fuzzy' on this point Report this Post to the Staff
Whizb4ng Pillar of the Community Canada 579 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 11:13 am Looks like he fixed it all up ;) Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 12:41 pm Come on guys get your century entries in! Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 12:59 pm My century of choice is probably obvious for some here Ill get something in when I get home later. Report this Post to the Staff
Whizb4ng Pillar of the Community Canada 579 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 1:04 pm Century entry....clever ;) I should be able to post some tonight. Report this Post to the Staff
Eng5858 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 2:15 pm Here's my three coin's.. Should get bonus pts... 1.Greek.. Greece...about 140..BC.. Ar Tetradrachm.. Ob.Young head of Dionysos right.. wreathed with ivy and band across forehead.. Rev. Herakles naked, standing left holding club, Lion skin over arm. 30mm x 16.5g. 2. Parthian.. Gotarzes l..90-80..BC..Over lap.. Ar Drachm.. Ob. Diad. and Cur.bust left, short beard.. Rev.Archer enthroned right holding bow.. 21mm x 4.13g.. 3.Roman.. P.Maenius Antiaticus..132..BC. Ar Denarius... Ob. helmeted head of Roma.. Rev. Victory in quadriga right, holding wreath and palm branch.. 18mm x 3.90g. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 2:43 pm good idea AN, i'll post later...ENG has set the bar pretty high. I'm going to zip right under it. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 2:57 pm Nice coins ENG. I don't have anything that really going to fit this smackdown so I'm sitting this one out. Report this Post to the Staff
Eng5858 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 3:07 pm That's not what a host wants to hear..we want to see your coins, you can use two coins, so please post some coins, I know you have some different date, awesome cup coins Ski.....So post them up.. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 3:15 pm I'll see what I can come up with. Report this Post to the Staff
dwayne8625 Pillar of the Community United States 582 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 3:19 pm I can't compete with Eng's entry but I will see what I can come up with. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 3:59 pm I will enter my three old faithfuls, sorry they are coins you have seen before but particular favourites of mine. All fall between 400-300BC Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 4:05 pm Contests like this make me realize how completely unorganized I am. I will look closely for entries on Thursday, perhaps sooner if I have time :) Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17991 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 5:00 pm I'm going for something a bit later - and I'm sorry both for the poor quality of the photo and the condition of the coins themselves! I'm flying the flag for the Fifteenth Century! I love the architecture from this period - the beautiful village churches, old pubs and half-timbered houses that are still so common in England. It was the century that brought printing - and Columbus's voyage to the New World! And it saw the evolution of the modern English language - compare a poem by Chaucer with one by John Skelton and you'll see what I mean... Here are three 15th-century coins, all struck in mainland Europe - two in France, although one of them is not a French coin! Henry VI groat - Calais mint Denier of Philippe Le Bon, Duke of Burgundy(1419 - 1467) Half-Real of the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Seville Mint - this coin is badly clipped and bent, but I am very proud of it as I found it with my metal detector (in a field in Kent, England)! My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
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