[Ancients] Curtisimo’s Epic Holiday Giveaway Game 2017!

What a creative and fun contest! Sorry I missed most of it

Congrats to the winners!

 

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Congrats all

 

Mystery option E is actually a double header (literally!). First up

Maximinus II Daia AE Quarter Follis (AD 305-6). RIC lists this type as "R" meaning that it is rare with only 26-50 examples known in the collections that were examined.


Valentinian I AE18 (AD 364-375). I have a much more junky but much more sentimental Valentinian I in my collection already so I figured it would be good to give this coin a more appreciative home Valentinian I is often considered the last great emperor of the west.

Please PM me with the mailing address you would like me to send to @Kasia


Alright @ancientone you are up next! What will it be?

 

By my calculation the breakdown was as follows.

Coin #1 - 2 Correct Guesses
Coin #2 - 5 Correct Guesses
Coin #3 - 4 Correct Guesses
Coin #4 - 15 Correct Guesses
Coin #5 - 1 Correct Guess

It is entirely possible that I missed capturing a correct guess here or there and I didn't include the people who voted only in the poll. The data clearly shows that @FitzNigel doesn't have a devious or tricky bone in his body (a good thing btw!)

Even after I edited the part of the write up about using the coin to teach students this coin just totally felt like a FN coin. You have great tastes my friend

 

@Curtisimo, I am thrilled with those coins. Thank you again for the contest, it really was so much fun.

 

Also, @Curtisimo, I would like it if you sent the second of the mystery coins (Valentinian) to @Youngcoin. For two reasons. I wish to pass on the good fortune that @Severus Alexander passed on to me with the roach pick, and this was such a great contest it needs to have another winner of a coin, and he is a yn.

 

I can do that. @Youngcoin, congrats! I'll be sending you a sweet new Valentinian I. PM me your shipping address and I'll get it on its way

 

Not sure I understand everything at how you managed to calculate everything but it sure as fun to participate
Congrats to the winners

Q

 

It seems @zumbly and I, with @Curtisimo's able management (in particular the devious presentation order), really messed y'all up! Of course it didn't help that most of the volunteers happened to be generalists. Anyway, it was a lot of fun to watch from the sidelines. I hope @Curtisimo will do it again next year! (But I will be a guesser!)

Congrats to the winners!

 

(And now I am free to post my top 10! My contest coin will definitely be one of them.)

 

It was a lot of fun reading all the thoughts of why this coin or that coin “belonged” to me.

Great idea for game and well executed.

 

Wow! I never win anything. What a fun game @Curtisimo! I'll pick mystery coin D.

 

Mystery option D: Another multiple coin grab bag of sweet late Roman bronzyness

Gratian AE19 (AD 367-383). These holding a laborum while dragging around a prisoner reverses are one of my favorites from the late Roman period

Constantine I AE Follis (AD 326-328)

PM me your shipping address and I will get them out to you ASAP @ancientone

Okay @chrsmat71 you are up and all the mystery coins are taken

 

Holy cow! I didn't get a single one right, yay!

Thanks so much, Curtisimo!

I've actually won a couple of times on here, so I would like to give my coin to someone who hasn't won a contest yet. I don't really know who has and who hasn't, but I trust you dudes and dudettes.

Erin

 

@Kasia!!!

Oh my goodness
our resident psychic* came in first place!
and won!!!
Yaaaaayyy!
That’s wonderful!
And you shared!
That is even more wonderful of you....

Congratulations to all the winners.

* sort of


@Johndakerftw- Neither did I!

 

Congrats to the winners. I've been dying to see what the mystery coins were.

 

Lol yes this! Also @H8_modern made a play with Z written all over it and I knew my late Roman Silique fit right into one of your areas Bunch of tricksters we are!

I plan to host at least two 'events' per year with one being the 2nd Imperitor tournament I have a few other fun ideas for coin-centric games as well.

Can't wait!

 

Sure thing Erin and very kind of you do you have someone in mind that you want to give your pick to?

 

Congrats to all the winners! It was enjoyable to watch, and I agree with Sev A that having many of us volunteers being generalists made the contest more challenging. Heck, I was guessing on the sidelines and getting most of the answers wrong too . Kudos to @Curtisimo for running a most excellent giveaway!

 

There are a ton of people I'd like to give it too.

I was thinking of someone who hasn't won anything yet, or someone who's finding it a bit rough this season and could benefit from a gift of cheer. I don't really have anybody specific in mind.

If anybody does know someone, please let either Curtisimo or myself know.

Much appreciated!

Erin