Ancients => I snagged another prow coin

Yup, I got a sweet deal on this lil' prow-coin so it was an easy sell ...

Ummm, so while you're busily trying to look for coins with "A" on them for that other amazingly cool thread, try to snag any coins from Lycia, Phaselis while you're at it!!

Lycia, Phaselis AE18
2nd-1st century BC
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Weight: 4.3 grams
Obverse: Galley with Nike flying over
Reverse: Athena holding thunderbolt



=> oh, and post any of your prow coins too ... oh, and/or any coins of Nike and Athena that strike your fancy!! (or anything that you want to post)



Cheers

 

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Nice buy! I have no coins of Lycia, much less a Phaselis.

And the only prow coin I have is this RR semis.


ROMAN REPUBLIC
Anonymous Staff and Club series
Æ Semis
24.5g, 33mm
Etruria, 208 BC. Crawford 106/5.
O: Laureate head of Saturn right, S behind.
R: Prow right, S and staff above, ROMA below.
Ex Andrew McCabe Collection

 

You rock, or more precisely, this coin rocks little bro. I have only one prow to share:


SEXTUS POMPEY; GENS POMPEIA
AE As
OBVERSE: MAGN above laureate janiform head with features of Pompey the Great
REVERSE: PIVS above, IMP below, prow of galley right
Sicilian 43-36 BC
22.8g, 31mm
Syd 1044a, Cr479/1, Pompeia 20v, Cohen 16

 

There is an interesting run of silver staters of Phaselis in the upcoming CNG 99 auction, Lots 275-289. All of them are apparently varieties not listed in Heipp-Tamer!

 

cool new coin stevex, the style is very different for a greek coin. almost remind me of LRB. is that some ancient graffiti on the reverse? a phi?

here's my only galley...

 

I have one...... my Janiform of Pompey with a prow reverse...but you can barely make it out unless you know what you're looking for....oh, what the hell...


And, one of Athena and Nike...

 

Lycia, Phaselis, AR tetradrachm
213-212 BC (year 6)
Seleucid anchor c/m

My best prow is
Demetrios Polioketes, Macedon, AR tetradrachm
294-288 BC
Obverse: Nike on prow (very high relief)
Reverse: Poseidon hurling trident

Rare is a post where I show two big silvers!

 

nice coin above, i love this 2e from Doug

some Prows from my harbour

 

Somewhere I have a mixed lot Roman Republican bronze with prow (like Zumbly's and Oki's) but I can't find the pictures.

Here's another mixed lot find:


SEXTUS POMPEIUS MAGNUS, son of Pompey the Great
Circa 43-36 BC, Sicilian mint?
AE, 29 mm, 19.8 gm
Obv: Laureate head of Janus with features of Pompeius Magnus
Rev: Prow of galley right; [PIVS above, IMP below]
Ref: Sydenham 1044?

My best prow:

KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos III Doson, 229-221 BCE
struck 227-225 BCE, Amphipolis mint?
AR tetradrachm, 32 mm, 17.1 gm
Obv: wreathed head of Poseidon right
Rev: Apollo seated left on prow left, holding bow; monogram below.
Ref: Panagopoulou 50–3 var. (unlisted dies); EHC 436; Touratsoglou 52–3; SNG Saroglos 933; SNG Alpha Bank 1046; SNG Ashmolean 3266

98% sure this Euboia tetrobol isn't one of the scores of fakes:

EUBOIA, Histiaia.
340-330 BCE
AR tetrobol, 13 mm, 2.3 gm
Obv: head of nymph Histiaia right
Rev: AIEΩN; nymph seated on stern of galley right; IX (XI?) below
Ref: Sear Greek 2496


PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Maesa
CE 218-224/5
AE 27, 12.71g (11h)
Obv: IVLIA MAE - SA AV[G] Draped bust right, wearing stephane
Rev: TVRIORVM Dido (?) standing left on deck of galley sailing right, extending right hand and holding cornucopia in left; to left, helmsman bending left over rudder (?); to right, sailor extending right hand and holding curved staff in left; stern decorated with a shield and aphlaston, [two murex shells] in exergue
Ref: CNG e320, 12 Feb. 2014, lot 323 (same dies). Rouvier 2408


PHOENICIA, Byblos. Uzibaal. 350-335 BCE*
AR dishekel, 26 mm, 13.3 gm
Obv: Three hoplites with shields in war galley left, roaring lion's head on prow, waves below galley; hippocamp left below; murex shell beneath; Z O (N O?) in field
Rev: Phoenician inscription*; lion attacking bull left
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 132, BMC 26.95, 4.

 

WOW!!! Really spectacular posts!!!!

 

nice TIF, this last Coin exellent

 

Thanks! I opened the link expecting to find a coin but found this emoticon-- it's a keeper! (which can be attached using the image icon above your reply box)

 

Sweet coin Steve, love the ships..
Mine, old prow

 

Super thread additions, my coin-friends!! (gorgeous)

=> please keep 'em coming!!

=> I'm pretty sure that is the sweet symbol of Lycia Phaselis (it is also on my other coin from Lycia Phaselis ... plus, I see it's also on Doug's example, above)

 

Wow, great prow coins, gang ... thanks for posting!!

I have a few examples too ...

EGYPT Alexandria Antoninus Pius
BI Tetradrachm
138-161 AD
Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2)
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 13.39 grams
Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Poseidon standing right, foot on prow, holding trident and dolphin; date across field


Roman Republic
Post Reform Æ Semis (Anonymous)
Circa 88 BC (?)
Rome mint
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 5.96 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Jupiter right; S (mark of value) behind
Reverse: Prow of galley right; S (mark of value) above; to right, dolphin downward, ROMA in exergue


Allectus. Romano-British Emperor, AE Quinarius
“C” mint
AD 293-296
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 2.72 grams
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Galley left, with mast; waves below; QC


Anonymous, Roman Republic Æ As
Rome Mint
Circa 179-170 BC
Diameter: 35 mm
Weight: 33.82 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Janus; I above
Reverse: Prow of Galley right; “FLY” above, [ROMA] below


Anonymous AE20 quadrans
128 BC
Diameter: 20.2 mm
Weight: 4.29 grams
Obverse: Head of Hercules right, wearing lion’s skin; behind, three pellets
Reverse: Prow of galley right; above, elephant’s head right; before, three pellet; below, ROMA


Anonymous Roman Republican Æ As
169-158 BC
Rome mint
Diameter: 35 mm
Weight: 26.42 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of bearded Janus; I (mark of value) above
Reverse: Prow of galley right; above, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; I (mark of value) to right


Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius
140-144 AD
Antoninus Pius & Tiber beside ship


Oh my God, eh? => seriously, we have some pretty fricken awesome coins!!

Sure we're geeks, but us ancient dudes are definitely the fricken cool kids of the numismatic world, right?

Congrats on some Über-cool coins, my friends (yah, I said it) ... we're
Über-fricken-cool!!

 

SYRIA, Decapolis. Gadara. Gordian III AE26
238-244 A.D.
Dated CY 303 (AD 239/40)
Diameter: 26 mm
Weight: 13.34 grams
Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Galley left with captain, seven oarsmen, and steersman on deck; ΓT (date) below


Constantinopolis Commemorative
330-333 AD
Constantinopolis & Victory


Lycia, Phaselis AE18
2nd-1st century BC
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Weight: 4.3 grams
Obverse: Galley with Nike flying over
Reverse: Athena holding thunderbolt


MEGARIS, Megara Æ Dichalkon
Circa 275-250 BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 1.89 grams
Obverse: Prow of galley left
Reverse: Tripod flanked by dolphins upward


Phoenicia, Byblos King Uzzibaal AR 1/16 Shekel
Date: 365-350 BC
Size: 11.03 mm
Weight: 0.76 grams
Obverse: two hoplites with shields in war galley sailing left (roaring lion’s head on prow), hippocamp swimming left below (N O in field)
Reverse: Phoenician inscription; Lion attacking bull, left


Postumus AR Antoninianus
260-269 AD
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 3.58 grams
Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right
Reverse: LAETITIA AVG, galley left with four rowers & pilot


Sextus Pompey, Son of Pompey the Great,
AR Denarius (Sicily, Messana)
42-40 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.5 grams
Obverse: MAG PIVS IMP ITER, galley adorned with aquila, sceptre and trident before the Pharos (Lighthouse) of Messana, decorated with a statue of Neptune
Reverse: PRÆF CLAS ET ORÆ MARIT EX S C, the monster Scylla, her torso of dogs and fishes, wielding a rudder as a club


... sorry coin-folks, but that's it for my prow-examples!!

=> "please" keep 'em coming (I wanna see who else thinks prow/boat coins are kinda cool)

 

PHOENICIA TYRE
AE20
OBVERSE: Turreted head of Tyche to right, palm branch behind
REVERSE: Galley to left, prow terminating in volute, aphlaston at stern, NA (= 76/5 B.C.) and Tyre monogram above over IEΡAΣ [AΣNΛON] in monogram above, Phoenican letters below
Tyre 76-75 BC
7g, 20mm
BMC 26, 255, 254

 

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