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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4494884, member: 19463"]My new arrival is a coin I have been wanting by a person I consider interesting for several reasons. In the first century BC, pirates operated freely off the southern coast of Asia Minor in the region of Cilicia. Most famously, Caesar reported being captured by pirates who offended him by not seeking a high enough ransom for his safe return so he returned later with a force and crucified them. My coin is from a pirate who fared better largely by associating himself with sequence powerful Romans from Pompey to Octavian. Those interested in the subject can research the matter using the usual search engines.</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cilician+pirates&oq=cilician+pirates&aqs=chrome..69i57j0j69i60.8734j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cilician+pirates&oq=cilician+pirates&aqs=chrome..69i57j0j69i60.8734j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=cilician+pirates&oq=cilician+pirates&aqs=chrome..69i57j0j69i60.8734j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8</a></p><p><br /></p><p>When Pompey set to cleaning up the pirate problem, the (retired) pirate Tarkondimotos joined him and went straight (the difference between a pirate and a Roman Imperator can seem a fine line in some cases). After changing allegiances as the power in Rome changed, he was made king of Cilicia by Mark Antony and issued this coin. Mine is far from the finest example to most opinions but I prefer it to some coins that have sold for several times the price I paid this month. </p><p>Tarkondimotos, King of Cilicia, AE22 39-31BC S.5682, RPC 3871 Portrait / Zeus seated holding Nike</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1115121[/ATTACH] </p><p>The reason is that my coin has two major faults which scared away bidders. Both relate to a countermarked anchor on the obverse that eliminated the chin of the portrait. The countermark stamp was applied at a bit of an angle so the coin was severely cracked rather than being flattened on the reverse as we usually see on countermarked coins. No one but a fool like myself would be happy about this. The countermark, normally applied, should have flattened the lower part of the reverse legend erasing what I consider the best part of the coin: ΦΙΛΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ (FRIEND OF ANTONY). The coin has a reasonable (clipped T) rendition of the name of the king but what makes this one special is his naming the specific Roman Imperator rather than Rome itself. </p><p><br /></p><p>Tarkondimotos was killed at Actium but his sons quickly switched allegiance to Octavian and remained in power as a client state. Politics in first century Rome was an interesting beast. Pirates did not regularly issue coins (stealing them and extortion was so much more profitable). This is an example of one pirate who played the dangerous game of Roman politics in the period when it was possible. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=tarkondimotos&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=tarkondimotos&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=tarkondimotos&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1</a></p><p>The above link shows several examples of which one shows the ΦΙΛΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ as well as mine. That coin was one of the lowest realizations from the group because it had other problems. I'm happy with my cracked flan. </p><p><br /></p><p>Pleas post any coins of Tarkondimotos or other pirate related issues.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4494884, member: 19463"]My new arrival is a coin I have been wanting by a person I consider interesting for several reasons. In the first century BC, pirates operated freely off the southern coast of Asia Minor in the region of Cilicia. Most famously, Caesar reported being captured by pirates who offended him by not seeking a high enough ransom for his safe return so he returned later with a force and crucified them. My coin is from a pirate who fared better largely by associating himself with sequence powerful Romans from Pompey to Octavian. Those interested in the subject can research the matter using the usual search engines. [URL]https://www.google.com/search?q=cilician+pirates&oq=cilician+pirates&aqs=chrome..69i57j0j69i60.8734j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8[/URL] When Pompey set to cleaning up the pirate problem, the (retired) pirate Tarkondimotos joined him and went straight (the difference between a pirate and a Roman Imperator can seem a fine line in some cases). After changing allegiances as the power in Rome changed, he was made king of Cilicia by Mark Antony and issued this coin. Mine is far from the finest example to most opinions but I prefer it to some coins that have sold for several times the price I paid this month. Tarkondimotos, King of Cilicia, AE22 39-31BC S.5682, RPC 3871 Portrait / Zeus seated holding Nike [ATTACH=full]1115121[/ATTACH] The reason is that my coin has two major faults which scared away bidders. Both relate to a countermarked anchor on the obverse that eliminated the chin of the portrait. The countermark stamp was applied at a bit of an angle so the coin was severely cracked rather than being flattened on the reverse as we usually see on countermarked coins. No one but a fool like myself would be happy about this. The countermark, normally applied, should have flattened the lower part of the reverse legend erasing what I consider the best part of the coin: ΦΙΛΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ (FRIEND OF ANTONY). The coin has a reasonable (clipped T) rendition of the name of the king but what makes this one special is his naming the specific Roman Imperator rather than Rome itself. Tarkondimotos was killed at Actium but his sons quickly switched allegiance to Octavian and remained in power as a client state. Politics in first century Rome was an interesting beast. Pirates did not regularly issue coins (stealing them and extortion was so much more profitable). This is an example of one pirate who played the dangerous game of Roman politics in the period when it was possible. [URL]https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=tarkondimotos&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1[/URL] The above link shows several examples of which one shows the ΦΙΛΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ as well as mine. That coin was one of the lowest realizations from the group because it had other problems. I'm happy with my cracked flan. Pleas post any coins of Tarkondimotos or other pirate related issues.[/QUOTE]
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