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Message:: [QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 2709781, member: 83845"]I’m excited to finally be underway with round 2 of the tournament.  If you aren’t aware of the tournament or if you missed the results from round 1 then you can get caught up here. <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> [ATTACH=full]611578[/ATTACH] Thank you to the participants as well as the voters for making this tournament a success so far and remember to keep in mind that it will all benefit a good cause #3 [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] [ATTACH=full]611570[/ATTACH] Africa, Zeugitana, CarthageEL Stater, (also circulated as a Dekadrachm)Anonymous, BCE 310-29018.5 mm x 7.27 gObv: Grain-Wreathed head of Tanit left, triple-pendant earring and necklace; pellet before neckRev: Horse standing right; two pellets below ground lineRef: Jenkins & Lewis Group V, 259–79; MAA 12; SNG Copenhagen 136Ex: Private Collection in ColoradoEx: Nathan Miller Price: Approx. $2,000 (Purchased 2016) Why It’s Cool:Carthage was a Phoenician city-state situated in North Africa. Historically founded in 814 BCE by citizens of Tyre, it lasted until 146 BCE. During the 7th to 3rd Century BCE, the Carthaginian Empire covered much of North Africa and the Western Mediterranean. Carthage struggled through Greek-Punic Wars between 600-265 BCE over Sicily, and further, fought the well-known three Punic Wars with the Roman Republic. The last Punic war resulted in their complete and utter destruction in 146 BCE. When this Stater was issued 310-290 BCE, Carthage was at the zenith of its power. It was during the Third Greek War in Sicily that Hamilcar, Grandson of Hanno had taken virtually all of Sicily. Syracuse was the last stronghold that Carthage did not control, and they laid siege. In desperation, Agathokles the Tyrant of Syracuse, lead 14,000 troops to the Carthage homeland in North Africa during 310 BCE. He won some victories but by 307 BCE Agathokles was completely defeated. This EL Stater may have been raised to finance the War with Agathokles, particularly when he invaded the Carthaginian homeland in North Africa. It was probably the first time Carthage was seriously attacked at home. The Electrum Stater, according to Jenkins was worth a ratio of 10-1 silver to Electrum (Dekadrachm), during the reign of Agathokles. The production of EL Staters to finance Hamilcar's Army was critical for the successful defense of Carthage. The issue probably continued on during the height of Carthage's power and before the First Punic war with Rome. [ATTACH=full]611569[/ATTACH] #11 [USER=39084]@IdesOfMarch01[/USER] [ATTACH=full]611571[/ATTACH] TITUS 69 - 79 A.D.AR Denarius, Rome 80 A.D.Wt.: 3.31 gObv.: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM Laureate head of Titus right.Rev.: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P Elephant, wearing cuirass, advancing left.RIC 115 Price: Approx. $1,900 (Purchased 2009) Why It’s Cool:Titus ruled from 79 AD to 81 AD, and soon after becoming emperor following the death of his father Vespasian, had to deal with two historically catastrophic events: the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, destroying Herculaneum and Pompeii, and a fire in Rome in 80 AD. His generosity in helping the Roman populace recover from these disasters was noted by Suetonius and other contemporary historians, who consider him a good emperor. Titus completed the Colosseum in 80 AD and this coin historically commemorates the inauguration of the amphitheater, with 100 days of celebration, games and wild animals. [ATTACH=full]611572[/ATTACH] Elephants were exotic animals unknown to most Romans, despite having been used in many military campaigns, most notably by Hannibal. Furthering its historical interest, this coin depicts the now-extinct species of North African elephant. All the comments in the first round were friendly, educational and lots of fun. I very much enjoyed it so let’s keep that going into this round also! One small change for this round is that the polls will close after 4 days. It seems most everyone who wanted to vote in the first round was able to by about that time. If we need to make another adjustment we can do so in the semi-finals. Good luck to the players! …and as before PLEASE post your relevant (or irrelevant) examples pile on style![/QUOTE]

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