(Another) pre-Saturnalia giveaway! (done, now)

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    @Orfew had an awesome one, so I'm stealing the idea. Y'see, since I was on hiatus between August and November, there was a gap in my regular monthly giveaways, so we'll make up for it here.

    @Aethelred recently gave me a copy of The Crimes of Elagabalus, by Martijn Icks.

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    I had the idea of pairing that book with a coin of Elagabalus for my Saturnalia giveaway. (Neat idea, right? Coin/book combo package!)

    So I bought this Elagabalus Antioch bronze from @Ken Dorney.

    (Hey, I like that little eagle on the reverse.)

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    Fun combo gift, right?

    But then - uh oh! I found out that my Secret Saturnalia victim - um - designee - is none other than one of those two guys mentioned above, which kind of threw a wrench in the plan!

    So let's do a pre-Saturnalia giveaway with this pair of items, instead. It's not as awesome as @Orfew's giveaway, but since somebody already won that, here's another chance for y'all to get some loot.

    To enter, merely put the words "entry post" in your initial post to this thread if you're an established CoinTalk member with 50+ posts or so. If you are not an established member and are a relatively unknown newbie to the forums, that's fine, too, but I'll expect a post from you detailing why you want to enter and have the coin and the book. (I'd rather the prize go to somebody who's either been around or is going to stick around, if you know what I mean.)

    I'll draw a winner on or around Monday, December 17th, using a random number generator, as I do with my regular monthly giveaways.

    Speaking of which, November's giveaway is here, if you want in on that, too.

    ~RWS/"LM"
     
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  3. ycon

    ycon Renaissance Man

    Not an entry post, but that book was my beach read last year, and for the most part I found it to be excellent!
     
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  4. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    Entry post

    That book looks really interesting. Elagabalus is a fun character character to study, like Wang Mang
     
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  5. Orfew

    Orfew Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus

    Not an entry post.

    Very nice of you to do this @lordmarcovan. That is a great gift.
     
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  6. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    NOT an entry!

    What a well thought out gift, Rob! Well done. That should really inspire a starting collector into the world of Ancient coins!
     
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  7. CoinBlazer

    CoinBlazer Numismatic Enthusiast

    Not an entry post and ya'll know why
    But good giveaway. I should look into reading the book
     
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  8. ValiantKnight

    ValiantKnight Well-Known Member

    Entry post. Don't have a coin of Elagabalus and am always looking to expand my historical nonfiction collection. Thanks for this @lordmarcovan !
     
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  9. Ryro

    Ryro Trying to remove supporter status

    Entry post. I've always been fascinated by Elagabalus's wild stories and the coin is amazing! I'd give it a good home for a long time:)
     
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  10. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    I fixed it for you. :)
     
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  11. Nyatii

    Nyatii I like running w/scissors. Makes me feel dangerous

    Entry Post.
    The book and coin both look interesting.
     
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  12. Justin Lee

    Justin Lee I learn by doing

    Entry post.
    I find Elagabalus a fascinating emperor and would love that book! And that coin would find a happy home alongside my other Antioch coins of his!

    So here's a coin to share:
    CollageMaker_20180424_215133847.jpg

    Edit: Here's the attribution in response to @Kentucky's post below...
    Elagabalus, Ruled 218-222 AD
    Seleukis and Pieria, AE20, Antioch Mint
    Obverse: IMP C MAVR ANTONINVS [AVG], laureate bust right, three dots at top of laurel.
    Reverse: ΔE across field, star below, all within wreath of 10 elements fastened at top with garland.
    Reference: BMC 447-50, McAlee 799
    Size: 20mm, 4.64g

    It IS interesting that it has the latin legend on the obverse and not the usual greek. Here's another version of the same coin:
    CollageMaker_20180424_215038968.jpg
    Elagabalus, Ruled 218-222 AD
    Seleukis and Pieria, AE19, Antioch Mint
    Obverse: IMP C MAV[R ANT]ONINVS AVG, laureate bust right, three dots at top of laurel.
    Reverse: ΔE across field, star below, all within wreath of 10 elements fastened at top with garland.
    Reference: BMC 447-50, McAlee 799
    Size: 19mm, 6.94g
    -------------------------------------------
    And now, back to your regularly scheduled program, er... giveaway!
     
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  13. SeptimusT

    SeptimusT Well-Known Member

    Entry post!

    Looks like an interesting book and coin.
     
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  14. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Entry post...is that considered a provincial? I have a coin with a similar reverse I will post when I get home.
     
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  15. Justin Lee

    Justin Lee I learn by doing

    Yes, I'd consider it to be provincial.
     
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  16. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Sweet! Love the patina on that one!
     
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  17. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Entry post. Ill read anything about coins
     
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  18. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    The book isn't about coins. It's about Elagabalus.
     
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  19. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Oops. What company makes that type of a car
     
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  20. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    I'll read anything about Elagabalus. My favorite actor. No really I'm going to have to look that up. Oh. A ruler. Terrible name.
     
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  21. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Great giveaway @lordmarcovan. Amazing to see all the amazing people on this forum.
    Obviously not an entry since I was lucky enough to win @Orfew 's give away. I'm looking forward to seeing who is lucky enough to win though :)
    Good luck all!
     
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