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Message:: [QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3142677, member: 83845"]Welcome to Round 1 of CIT 2018!  If you are unaware of the tournament I invite you to get caught up with all the fun on the following link: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-it%E2%80%99s-time-the-second-annual-coin-imperator-tournament-2018.320328/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-it%E2%80%99s-time-the-second-annual-coin-imperator-tournament-2018.320328/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-it’s-time-the-second-annual-coin-imperator-tournament-2018.320328/</a> [ATTACH=full]803513[/ATTACH] I want to give a special thank you to the participants for volunteering to play the game.  We have a great group of people here at CT. ............................................................ #15 [USER=88526]@Jay GT4[/USER] [ATTACH=full]803514[/ATTACH]Laureate bust right, wearing aegisETOYΣ NEOY IEPOY H (date; year 8)Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond to right. SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch, 88/89 AD13.61g; 29 mmMcAlee 398; Prieur 145; RPC II 1978. Ex-Zurqieh Wonderful style with fine detailed Aegis/Gorgon head with snakes! Price: $300 Why It’s Cool:An Aegis is said to have been the skin of either the goat, Amalthea or a monster that Minerva fought and slew.  After defeating her enemy she is said to have placed the skin over her breast as a reminder of her bravery and as protection from danger.  Eventually the snake-haired head of Medusa was added on top of the skin.  Many Roman Emperor’s are shown wearing the Aegis over their cuirass as a protection from evil. ............................................................ #18 [USER=91469]@Milesofwho[/USER] [ATTACH=full]803515[/ATTACH]AE 10 cash, 35 mm, 11.43 g, 1102-1106, Huizong (as reign title Chong Ning)Obv. Four-character inscription read clockwise. Square hole in center.Inscription: Chong Ning Tong Bao (Chong Ning Circulating Currency)Rev. Blank Price: $15.50 Why It’s Cool:The reign of Huizong was one of artistic achievement but extreme neglect of the government. Huizong was a cultured individual, but the lack of an efficient military allowed both him, his son, and the capital of Kaifeng to be captured by Jin invaders. As the Jin were closing in, he abdicated and gave the throne to his son.  After his capture, the Jin gave him the honorary title of “Besotted Duke”. He died after nine years in captivity. The capture of the capital was a key moment in Chinese history, causing another son of Huizong to move to the city of Hangzhou, where he founded the Southern Song Dynasty. It would last until the Mongols conquered them in 1279. Huizong was known as a great artist and poet, even making his own calligraphic script referred to as “Slender Gold script”. On my coin is an example of that script. It is a very intricate script, especially when compared to its normal counterpart. [ATTACH=full]803516[/ATTACH] An example of Huizong’s artwork (<a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Momohatozu.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Momohatozu.jpg" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>) This type of coin was unpopular with merchants, because the coin only weighed three cash, but was ordered to circulate at a value of ten. Eventually the government gave up trying to enforce its value and made it worth three cash in 1111. ............................................................ Remember that everyone gets 3 votes to choose which coin you think comes out on top in each of the three categories.  With that I will open the floor to comments, pile-ons and shameless lobbying. Now lets have fun! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]

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