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Message:: [QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3225277, member: 83845"][ATTACH=full]840665[/ATTACH]... in addition I'd like to thank all those who voted and commented during the tournament.  We have two full years of tournament experience now so hopefully I'll be able to take what I learned from this year and apply it to making next year even more successful. The Armchair Imperator Challenge Some of you may have thought about participating this year but couldn't for any number of reasons (such as you were the one running it).  If so I bet you at least gave a small amount of thought to which coins you might have played if you did enter. Perhaps some of our members who did participate in the game had several coins in mind as possible coins to play but didn't get the chance due to elimination? I invite you all to show me these coins now and tell me what categories you think the might have done well in! Here are a few of mine: Coin I thought would score well in Historical Interest, Bargain and Eye Appeal. [ATTACH=full]840666[/ATTACH]Roman Republic, Second Punic War (218-201 BC)AR Denarius. Anonymous, struck ca. 211 BCWt.: 4.2 gDia.: 20 mmObv.: Helmeted head of Roma right. X in left fieldRev.: Dioscuri galloping right. ROMA in exergue and partially incuse on raised tabletRef.: Crawford 44/5. Sydenham 167. RBW 169. Old cabinet tone Write up:<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-story-of-the-coin-struck-to-fight-hannibal-the-first-denarius-and-its-influence.300387/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-story-of-the-coin-struck-to-fight-hannibal-the-first-denarius-and-its-influence.300387/">The Story of the Coin Struck to Fight Hannibal: The First Denarius and its Influence</a> Coins I thought would score well in Historical Interest and Bargain. [ATTACH=full]840667[/ATTACH]Roman EmpireUlpia Severina Augusta, AD 274-275BI Anoninianus, Antioch mint, struck ca. AD 275Wt.: 4.1 gDia.: 23 mm, 12hObv.: SEVERINA PF AVG; Diademed, draped bust right, set on a crescent.Rev.: CONCORDIA AVG; Emperor and Empress standing, facing, clasping hands.; Q //XXIRef.: RIC V 19 Write up:<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/heroes-of-the-third-century-aurelian-and-severina.303721/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/heroes-of-the-third-century-aurelian-and-severina.303721/">Heroes of the Third Century: Aurelian and Severina</a> [ATTACH=full]840668[/ATTACH] Hasmonean Dynasty of JudeaJohn Hyrcanus I, 134-104 BCAE Prutah, Jerusalem mint, struck ca. 129-122 BCWt.: 1.82 gDia.: 15 mmObv.: Paleo-Hebrew inscription in wreath; Greek letter alpha aboveRev.: Double cornucopia with a pomegranate between hornsRef.: Hendin 1132 Write up:<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-first-jewish-coin-and-its-modern-descendent.292881/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-first-jewish-coin-and-its-modern-descendent.292881/">The First Jewish Coin and its Modern</a><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-first-jewish-coin-and-its-modern-descendent.292881/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-first-jewish-coin-and-its-modern-descendent.292881/">Descendant</a> Coins I thought would score well in Historical Interest and Eye Appeal. [ATTACH=full]840669[/ATTACH]Ptolemaic Kings of EgyptPtolemy I Soter, (305-282 BC)AR Tetradrachm, Alexandria mint, struck ca. 300-285 BCDia.: 26 mmWt.: 14.13 gObv.: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck. Δ behind earRev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt. P above monogram ΠΑΡRef.: Noesje 41-42. SNG Copenhagen 70-71. Svoronos 255Ex W.F. Stoecklin, Ex Karl Steiner (1940s), signed by Delta. [ATTACH=full]840670[/ATTACH]Attica. AthensAR Tetradrachm, struck ca. 167-8 BCDia.: 30 mmWt.: 16.78Obv.:Head of Athena right wearing triple crested attic helmet adorned with PegasosRev.: Α-ΘΕ above MI / KI and ΘΕΟ / ΦΡΑ (Miki[on] and Theophra[stos]) Owl standing facing on amphora Θ, AP below.Ref.: Thompson 320g Feel free to elaborate on any coins you considered playing in the game. Also feel free to tell us what you think the most memorable / interesting coin from the tournament was.[/QUOTE]

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