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Message:: [QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 2709747, 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]611563[/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 #4 [USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER] [ATTACH=full]611561[/ATTACH] Seleukid Kings of Syria, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos)AR Tetradrachm, Antioch on the Orontes, circa 112-110 BC.Wt.: 16.05 gDia.: 27 mmOrientation: 12hObv.: Diademed head of Antiochos right within fillet border.Rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟVΣ, Zeus Ouranios, draped, standing facing, head to left, holding star in outstretched hand and long sceptre, crescent above, monograms in left field, N in inner right field; all within laurel border.SC 2302.1. Price: $495 (Purchased 2017) Why It’s Cool:Gazing upon this coin, regardless of how one feels about the descendants of the successors of Alexander the Great, one can't help but ponder how it all began, from the conquests of Alexander and his generals, back to Macedonia, and even back to the time before Philip II when Macedon was alternatively dominated by Thebes, Sparta and Athens and as chaotically depraved as the Kingdoms of the Seleucids, the Ptolemies and the Antigonids/Attalids that would follow centuries later. A further glance at the coin and the artistry---the intricate detail of the devices---and the coin becomes ever more desirable. The portrait of Antiochos VIII is one of the best I have come across, clearly displaying why he was nick-named 'grypos' the hook-nosed. Even with the slight doubling of the reverse, the negotiated cost of this tetradrachm seemed nearly a bargain....and very cool.  The portrait of this coin was intentionally styled to make it seem like Antiochos was living the good life, or Tryphe, to the Greeks.  It is said he spent so lavishly on parties that he had to send guests home with a beast of burden.  In reality his reign was no cake walk.  He even had to poison his own mother by forcing her to drink a poisoned cup of wine that she had meant for him! #8 [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] [ATTACH=full]611562[/ATTACH] SICILY, SyracuseAE Dilitron. 21.31g, 27mm. Time of Timoleon and the Third Democracy, circa 336-317 BC.Wt.: 21.31 gDia.: 27 mmObv.: Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios left.Rev.: Unfettered horse rearing left.Calciati 80; SNG Cop 725. Price: Purchased as part of a lot ($509 for 14 coins: Average cost = $36.36: zumbly’s estimated weighted cost = $105) values inflation adjusted from 2015 Why It’s Cool:This hefty Syracusan bronze represents an artistic high point in the bronze coinage of 4th century Syracuse, as well as a turning point in the city's fortunes following a period of upheaval across Sicily. The majestically-styled head of Zeus Eleutherios (Zeus the Liberator), together with the device of the unfettered horse on the reverse, celebrated the ousting of the tyrant Hiketas in 343 BC, and symbolized the restoration of democratic government to the city. Timoleon, the Corinthian general responsible for Syracuse's liberation, also expelled tyrants from several other cities, and circumvented designs on the island by an invading Carthaginian force. His subsequent efforts at rebuilding and reorganizing Syracuse ushered in a period of prosperity and cultural rejuvation, leading to his being known as the Second Founder of Syracuse. It has been theorized that the excellent style of Syracuse's coinage under Timoleon was the work of one or a number of master engravers brought over to the island from Corinth. 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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