Obligatory Olympics Thread

It would seem to me that compared to the billions that are spent on monuments and structures that will be left to rot after the Olympics is over, awarding real gold medals is barely a drop in the bucket.

I've read there are 306 sets of medals to be given out in 2016. So, 306 x 500g x $43/g = $6,579,000. That's nothing.

 

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Agreed. Further considering the graft that the Olympic committee has done. They are making THEIR millions on the backs of the Devoted Olympians!

 

Ugh. I was watching women's cycling with my son; wasn't expecting blood sport.

 

Wow; swan dive right into the gutter. Pretty horrific.

 

Here is my only coin from Elis. Probably minted to support an Olympic ceremony during the reign of Septimius Severus.



Achaea. Elis, Elis. Septimius Severus AE18.
Peloponnesus.
Obv. - ΛCEPCEBHP.. Septimius Severus laureate, head rt.
Rev. - HΛEIWΝ Zeus standing rt. holding eagle in left hand and throwing lightning bolt with rt.

 

Could someone please edit this coin pic. I am having issues with the color on my laptop.

 

Not having seen the coin is a handicap. How does this compare to the coin as you see it?

 

Looks good! Thank you Doug. Checked on my wife's new pc because my laptop, pc and phone, seem to have the wrong color. I will use this pic and try to calibrate. Thanks again!

 

Gorgeous coin @Carausius !!!

Wonderful posts everyone!

I don't have any from Elis, Olympia but this Tet of Philip was issued because his horse won at the Olympics in 356 BC....so it kinda falls in line with the theme....

 

Umm, the last time an Olympic "gold medal" was actually gold, that was more than 100 years ago. Nothing Rio-specific here. As far as I know, the IOC says that the winner of an Olympic competition gets a medal that contains 6 grams of gold, and is otherwise gold-plated silver (Ag 925). That is the drawback of making the medals so big ...

Christian