Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Ancient Coins
>
C IMP ALEGANDRON'S TRIUMPH (+ Charity & Coin Giveaway)
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 2725856, member: 83845"]<p style="text-align: left">It's been just over a month since the first annual CoinTalk Coin Imperator Tournament was announced and I'm happy to say that we are finally ready to crown our new Imperator and afford him all the honors of a well deserved triumph!</p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left">Before we get to that I want to take a minute to recognize all of the great members who took a chance on this new idea and helped to make this tournament a success! First up we will look to our winner’s podium and honor all of our medal earning finalist!</p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-announcing-the-first-annual-cointalk-coin-imperator-tournament-2017.293824/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-announcing-the-first-annual-cointalk-coin-imperator-tournament-2017.293824/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-announcing-the-first-annual-cointalk-coin-imperator-tournament-2017.293824/</a></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><u><font size="6">THE FANTASTIC FOUR</font></u></b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]618699[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">[USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER] [USER=80147]@Ancient Aussie[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><u><font size="6">THE ELITE EIGHT</font></u></b></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER] [USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER] [USER=82549]@gsimonel[/USER] [USER=39084]@IdesOfMarch01[/USER]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><u><font size="6">THE SENSATIONAL SIXTEEN</font></u></b></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[USER=82194]@dadams[/USER] [USER=74968]@Orfew[/USER] [USER=78411]@Nicholas Molinari[/USER] [USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER] [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER] [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><u><font size="6">ALEGANDRON'S TRIUMPH!!</font></u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]618702[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A triumph was a civil and religious ceremony that was celebrated in the ancient Roman Republic and the Roman Empire by a Roman leader who had achieved a significant military victory or completed a foreign war on behalf of the state. Often a triumphator would dedicate a monument (such as our Imperator's arch shown above) to commemorate their achievements.</p><p><br /></p><p>In Roman legendary history the first triumph was celebrated by Rome's founder Romulus after he defeated the Caeninenses. After killing the Caeninenses' King Acron in single combat, defeating their army and capturing their city Romulus made good on a promise he had made to honor Jupiter for the victory. He entered Rome triumphant and made a display of King Acron's armor for the amusement of the Romans then made an offering of it to Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill. All later triumphs would follow a similar formula of public spectacle and religious piety.</p><p><br /></p><p>Instead of showing the spoils of war I thought it would be fun to recap all the great coins that led our Imperator to victory!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]618704[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]618703[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]618706[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]618705[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Probably the most famous triumph was celebrated by Julius Caesar in April of 46 BC. Caesar celebrated 4 triumphs in a single month and the wealth he displayed was so extravagant that Valleius Paterculus claims the value of it totaled 600 million sesterces. Being granted a triumph was meant as a great honor to a Roman leader as it exemplified his own personal glory as well as his devotion to the state, the people and the gods.</p><p><br /></p><p>... however we all know that is bologna. Caesar just wanted an excuse to toss Marti Gras beads at wine tipsy Roman college girls from his fancy chariot.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]618700[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As part of our competition the Imperator has been asked to nominate a charity to receive a donation in his honor so without further ado.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><u><font size="6">THE IMPERATOR'S CHARITY OF CHOICE IS...</font></u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]618701[/ATTACH]</p><p>As of 2012 approximately 29.1 million people in the United States and 371 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. The American Diabetes Association's goal is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The organization strives to meet this goal by;</p><ul> <li>Funding research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes.</li> <li>Delivering services to hundreds of communities.</li> <li>Providing objective and credible information.</li> <li>Giving voice to those denied their rights due to diabetes.</li> </ul><p>If you would like to learn more about this worthy charity I encourage you to visit their website at the following link;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.org/?loc=logo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.diabetes.org/?loc=logo" rel="nofollow">http://www.diabetes.org/?loc=logo</a></p><p><br /></p><p>At the beginning of the tournament I pledged $35 to the charity. In the course of the matches I upped my pledge by $15. However I have learned that as part of one of my company’s charity initiatives they will match my charitable donation to approved charities including the ADA.</p><p><br /></p><p>Curtisimo has pledged $50 x 2</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] has pledged a full $100 to the charity.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=76194]@Sallent[/USER] has pledged $35</p><p><br /></p><p>Therefore as a result of the tournament and the generosity of our members we have raised a total of:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>$235 for the American Diabetes Association!!!!</b></span></font></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>[ATTACH=full]618716[/ATTACH] </b></span></font></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><u><font size="6">ANCIENT COIN GIVE AWAY BONUS!</font></u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Because of the great participation we had in the tournament I thought it would be appropriate to offer the initial prize coin as well as the charity donation!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]618710[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In our new Imperator's great wisdom he has decreed that the prize coin should go to a young numismatist (18 years or younger) that is still relatively new to ancient coin collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>With that in mind I would like to open up this thread to young numismatist to enter for a chance to win by replying to this thread by saying "I'm in."</p><p><br /></p><p>If any of you know a young numismatist who you think fits the description but is not necessarily a member of CoinTalk I invite you to nominate them in the thread below and I will send the coin to you to give to them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our wise and noble Imperator will pick the winner from the entries and nominations at random.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><u><font size="6">PLEASE PILE ON</font></u></b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>...also please post anything to this thread that you think our new Imperator would enjoy <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 2725856, member: 83845"][LEFT]It's been just over a month since the first annual CoinTalk Coin Imperator Tournament was announced and I'm happy to say that we are finally ready to crown our new Imperator and afford him all the honors of a well deserved triumph! Before we get to that I want to take a minute to recognize all of the great members who took a chance on this new idea and helped to make this tournament a success! First up we will look to our winner’s podium and honor all of our medal earning finalist! [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-announcing-the-first-annual-cointalk-coin-imperator-tournament-2017.293824/[/url][/LEFT] [CENTER] [B][U][SIZE=6]THE FANTASTIC FOUR[/SIZE][/U][/B] [ATTACH=full]618699[/ATTACH] [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER] [USER=80147]@Ancient Aussie[/USER][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][U][SIZE=6]THE ELITE EIGHT[/SIZE][/U][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER] [USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER] [USER=82549]@gsimonel[/USER] [USER=39084]@IdesOfMarch01[/USER] [B][U][SIZE=6]THE SENSATIONAL SIXTEEN[/SIZE][/U][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][USER=82194]@dadams[/USER] [USER=74968]@Orfew[/USER] [USER=78411]@Nicholas Molinari[/USER] [USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER] [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER] [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][U][SIZE=6]ALEGANDRON'S TRIUMPH!![/SIZE][/U][/B][/CENTER] [ATTACH=full]618702[/ATTACH] A triumph was a civil and religious ceremony that was celebrated in the ancient Roman Republic and the Roman Empire by a Roman leader who had achieved a significant military victory or completed a foreign war on behalf of the state. Often a triumphator would dedicate a monument (such as our Imperator's arch shown above) to commemorate their achievements. In Roman legendary history the first triumph was celebrated by Rome's founder Romulus after he defeated the Caeninenses. After killing the Caeninenses' King Acron in single combat, defeating their army and capturing their city Romulus made good on a promise he had made to honor Jupiter for the victory. He entered Rome triumphant and made a display of King Acron's armor for the amusement of the Romans then made an offering of it to Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill. All later triumphs would follow a similar formula of public spectacle and religious piety. Instead of showing the spoils of war I thought it would be fun to recap all the great coins that led our Imperator to victory! [CENTER][ATTACH=full]618704[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]618703[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]618706[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]618705[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Probably the most famous triumph was celebrated by Julius Caesar in April of 46 BC. Caesar celebrated 4 triumphs in a single month and the wealth he displayed was so extravagant that Valleius Paterculus claims the value of it totaled 600 million sesterces. Being granted a triumph was meant as a great honor to a Roman leader as it exemplified his own personal glory as well as his devotion to the state, the people and the gods. ... however we all know that is bologna. Caesar just wanted an excuse to toss Marti Gras beads at wine tipsy Roman college girls from his fancy chariot. [ATTACH=full]618700[/ATTACH] :D:eek::woot::hilarious: As part of our competition the Imperator has been asked to nominate a charity to receive a donation in his honor so without further ado. [CENTER][B][U][SIZE=6]THE IMPERATOR'S CHARITY OF CHOICE IS...[/SIZE][/U][/B][/CENTER] [ATTACH=full]618701[/ATTACH] As of 2012 approximately 29.1 million people in the United States and 371 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. The American Diabetes Association's goal is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. The organization strives to meet this goal by; [LIST] [*]Funding research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes. [*]Delivering services to hundreds of communities. [*]Providing objective and credible information. [*]Giving voice to those denied their rights due to diabetes. [/LIST] If you would like to learn more about this worthy charity I encourage you to visit their website at the following link; [url]http://www.diabetes.org/?loc=logo[/url] At the beginning of the tournament I pledged $35 to the charity. In the course of the matches I upped my pledge by $15. However I have learned that as part of one of my company’s charity initiatives they will match my charitable donation to approved charities including the ADA. Curtisimo has pledged $50 x 2 [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] has pledged a full $100 to the charity. [USER=76194]@Sallent[/USER] has pledged $35 Therefore as a result of the tournament and the generosity of our members we have raised a total of: [CENTER][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff0000][B]$235 for the American Diabetes Association!!!![/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [CENTER][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff0000][B][ATTACH=full]618716[/ATTACH] [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][U][SIZE=6]ANCIENT COIN GIVE AWAY BONUS![/SIZE][/U][/B][/CENTER] Because of the great participation we had in the tournament I thought it would be appropriate to offer the initial prize coin as well as the charity donation! [ATTACH=full]618710[/ATTACH] In our new Imperator's great wisdom he has decreed that the prize coin should go to a young numismatist (18 years or younger) that is still relatively new to ancient coin collecting. With that in mind I would like to open up this thread to young numismatist to enter for a chance to win by replying to this thread by saying "I'm in." If any of you know a young numismatist who you think fits the description but is not necessarily a member of CoinTalk I invite you to nominate them in the thread below and I will send the coin to you to give to them. Our wise and noble Imperator will pick the winner from the entries and nominations at random. [CENTER][B][U][SIZE=6]PLEASE PILE ON[/SIZE][/U][/B] [/CENTER] ...also please post anything to this thread that you think our new Imperator would enjoy :happy:[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Ancient Coins
>
C IMP ALEGANDRON'S TRIUMPH (+ Charity & Coin Giveaway)
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...
