Guest Stujoe Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 <b><font size="4">Round 1 - BC to 499 AD - C/D (</font></b><font size="4"><a target="_blank" href=" http://www.stujoe.com/pci5/pci5.htm">Competition Progress</a><b>)<br> </b> </font><br><br><b><font size="4">C.Україна Двi's Sicily, Syracuse, King Agathokleos, ca 317-289 BCE <br></font></b><img border="0" src="http://stujoe.com/pci5/sirakusaartemis.jpg" width="600" height="298"><br><b><i>OmniCoin Description</i></b><br><br><b><font size="4">Versus</font></b><br><br><b><font size="4">D.Ætheling's Septimus Severus (193-211 AD), Denarius minted c.201. <br></font></b><img border="0" src="http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/902498.jpg" width="600" height="300"><br><b><i><a href="http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view_enlarge.aspx?id=902498" target="_blank">OmniCoin Description</a></i></b> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy452 Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 King Agathokleos, ca 317-289 BCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Syracuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbycoin Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Sicily -BObby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Dude looks like a Lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Syracuse..... The Roman reverse is as camp as a row of pink tents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpnyc Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 The Sicilian coin with the Greek letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdrv Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Agathokleos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Sicily hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Syracuse.....The Roman reverse is as camp as a row of pink tents. Blasphemy! That's Jupiter (Zeus), when it comes to gods they don't get much more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Agathokleos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Dude looks like a Lady. Artemis to the Greeks, Diana to the Romans. Soteira=Saviour in English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 By far, the Sicily. A cleaner more modern look to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 The Sicily coin for similar reasons as Stujoe mentioned. A clean look and very high relief. But something puzzles me a bit. Maybe I cannot see it, but how does the shape of the obverse match up with the more oval shape of the reverse?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Turn the reverse about 120 degrees CCW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Turn the reverse about 120 degrees CCW? That is what I was looking at too. I guess it is just a matter of the design elements creating a semi-optical illusion for me: the reverse having a more flat appearance highlights the outer oval shape, whereas the obverse's more 3-dimensional appearance makes the circumference appear more round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 That is what I was looking at too. I guess it is just a matter of the design elements creating a semi-optical illusion for me: the reverse having a more flat appearance highlights the outer oval shape, whereas the obverse's more 3-dimensional appearance makes the circumference appear more round. Sir Sisu; After I photographed the coin, I noticed the same thing. I thence turned the coin at the same angles and noticed the same phenomenen. As you note the reverse has a flatter appearance than the obverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Dude looks like a Lady. She probably is/was. This "soteira" is not Agathokleos but some goddess. Voted for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 She probably is/was. This "soteira" is not Agathokleos but some goddess. Voted for her. Soteira means saviour. The goddess portrayed is Artemis, or known as Diana to the Romans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Ah, so that thing in the background is not a temple but a (where's my dictionary) quiver? And while I'm at it, what is that under Agathokleos's name? Looks like a flower or an insect ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Ah, so that thing in the background is not a temple but a (where's my dictionary) quiver? And while I'm at it, what is that under Agathokleos's name? Looks like a flower or an insect ... Christian Yes indeed it is a quiver, Artemis was armed and dangerous. On the reverse is a "winged thunderbolt" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Oli Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 I prefer the Syracusian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Syracuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBobo Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Syra-scuse!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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