[Poll-3] #7 BenSi vs #26 Ryro (Round 1) CIT 2018

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Curtisimo, Jul 26, 2018.

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Please vote on the coin you think comes out on top in each of the following categories. 3 votes per

Poll closed Jul 29, 2018.

  1. Eye appeal (#7 BenSi)

    37 vote(s)
    51.4%

  2. Best bargain (#7 BenSi)

    33 vote(s)
    45.8%

  3. Historical or numismatic interest (#7 BenSi)

    36 vote(s)
    50.0%

  4. Eye appeal (#26 Ryro)

    34 vote(s)
    47.2%

  5. Best bargain (#26 Ryro)

    37 vote(s)
    51.4%

  6. Historical or numismatic interest (#26 Ryro)

    35 vote(s)
    48.6%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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  1. Curtisimo

    Curtisimo the Great(ish)

    I urge you to try to compile data from multiple sources (email, PM etc), pair them up and post them together without an individual seed number. You will quickly realize why seeds are important! :p:p

    Plus its meant to bring to mind a sports bracket. When PMing and keeping on a spreadsheet numbers are easier to handle than long names. Having the same numbers in the title helps keep me from making mistakes and posting the wrong two people together. :eek::eek::rolleyes:

    I did update to this. So maybe this will be easier.

    [Poll-4] #4 ancientcoinguru vs #29 Theodosius (Round 1) CIT 2018
     
    Curtisimo, Jul 26, 2018
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  3. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Okay, good enough :)
     
    TIF, Jul 26, 2018
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  4. Valentinian

    Valentinian Well-Known Member

    Yes, it is! Thank you. I had voted in polls 1-3, so now that #4 is up I can tell I need to vote in that one and I will do so shortly.
     
    Valentinian, Jul 26, 2018
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  5. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    I voted the straight @Ryro ticket on this one, but tip my hat to @BenSi's Byzantine as well. I'm biased towards Greek over Byzantine, but did try to set that aside in my thinking. I suspect some of the bias still crept in, subconsciously. Some future study of Byzantine coins certainly wouldn't hurt me. I try to be a pretty well-rounded numismatist and think I do have a pretty broad knowledge (if not especially deep in certain areas ... like Byzantine coins, of which I own exactly one example).

    Anyway, applause for both cointestants here.
     
    lordmarcovan, Jul 27, 2018
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  6. lrbguy

    lrbguy Well-Known Member

    Yes, having the poll number is a great flag.
     
    lrbguy, Jul 27, 2018
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  7. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    The clear countermark and Ryro giving us some historical context behind the issue of that particular AtG tet made me give my Interest vote to him.

    I think both did well on Value, but given the exceptional quality of that John II tetarteron, I do think that BenSi did better here.

    I really anguished over the Eye Appeal category, as I strongly prefer the aesthetics of Hellenistic Greek art over Byzantine. I caused myself no small amount of cognitive dissonance with my ultimate choice.
     
    zumbly, Jul 27, 2018
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  8. Severus Alexander

    Severus Alexander find me at NumisForums

    Maybe we should dispense with all these voting shenanigans and decide each contest with a coin flip, eh? :wacky: Wow!
     
    Severus Alexander, Jul 27, 2018
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  9. ancientcoinguru

    ancientcoinguru Well-Known Member

    While I am partial to Alexander the Great coins, I must say that’s a fantastic Byzantine tetarteron!
     
    ancientcoinguru, Jul 27, 2018
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  10. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Another hard choice, I really love Byzantine and Greek coinage. This one I will have to ponder while at work tomorrow. Both of you did wonderfull write-ups!
    John
     
    panzerman, Jul 27, 2018
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  11. Curtisimo

    Curtisimo the Great(ish)

    We've got another battle on our hands people! The participants are separated by only 4 votes so if you haven't voted yet please do! The poll will close in a little over 7 hours.
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    Curtisimo, Jul 29, 2018
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  12. lrbguy

    lrbguy Well-Known Member

    Since diss = to disrespect, I'm sorry you felt that way. I had to be honest and call it as I see it, no disrespect intended. Sorry you felt that way.
     
    lrbguy, Jul 29, 2018
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  13. BenSi

    BenSi Well-Known Member

    This one is coming to the end with an hour to go and we are tied.
     
    BenSi, Jul 29, 2018
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  14. Curtisimo

    Curtisimo the Great(ish)

    I have a tie breaker in mind but hopefully I don't have to use it! :eek::eek:

    Come one people! Weigh in! :D:rolleyes:
     
    Curtisimo, Jul 29, 2018
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  15. Curtisimo

    Curtisimo the Great(ish)

    Well ladies and gentleman we have a tournament first... a tie!! Also, we shattered our participation record yet again with at least 71 people voting in the poll!!

    RESULTS
    #7 @BenSi - 106
    #26 @Ryro - 106

    Never fear though. I have been prepared to handle just this eventuality in a completely random (i.e. fair) manner.

    Since @Ryro is the lower seeded ("visiting") team I will open it up for him to pick a number between 1 and 10.

    Okay...... what will it be @Ryro ?
     
    Curtisimo, Jul 29, 2018
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  16. Ryro

    Ryro Trying to remove supporter status

    ...3!
     
    Ryro, Jul 29, 2018
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  17. Curtisimo

    Curtisimo the Great(ish)

    Okay, so since @Ryro picked the number 3 (which is odd) I assigned him all the odd numbers between 1 and 10 and assigned all the even numbers between 1 and 10 to @BenSi .

    and the results are... 8 (even number)
    Random Number.PNG
    @BenSi advances to meet the winner of the @Parthicus and @Cucumbor match up.

    A BIG thank you to both participants. What a match!
     
    Curtisimo, Jul 29, 2018
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  18. Ryro

    Ryro Trying to remove supporter status

    Congrats @BenSi!! That got intense. I'll be rooting for you from the sidelines. And thanks for putting on the tourny @Curtisimo.
     
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    Ryro, Jul 29, 2018
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  19. Aidan_()

    Aidan_() Numismatic Contributor

    Just like that... I was expecting a duel to the death!
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    Aidan_(), Jul 29, 2018
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  20. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    WOW what a match! Congratulations to both competitors :)
     
    TIF, Jul 29, 2018
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  21. BenSi

    BenSi Well-Known Member

    @Ryro, your coin is great and technically it survived this contest as unbeaten. Congratulations for that! Be Well.
     
    BenSi, Jul 29, 2018
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