Ancient => Prows-n-Galleys => arrrrrggh, show us yer' ships!!!

Yah, I love trying to think-up ways to get us all involved in "our coins" ...

Hey, we might as well keep our good ol' coins in the regular rotation, right? (man, I bought my coins to look at, to show off, and to talk about ... I hate to think that I'm merely gonna stick 'em in an album and forget about 'em!!)

=> so man-up, drag 'em out and post 'em!! (you love 'em ... prove it!!)

Here are a few of my coins with Prows and/or Galleys (ships):

 

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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
Reference: BCD Peloponnesos 17; Kroll 644a
Other: 12h … VF, green patina.
From the BCD Collection (not in previous BCD sales)


RomanRepublic
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
Reference: Crawford –; Sydenham –; BMCRR II, p. 589, 10
Other: 2h, Near VF, dark green patina. Rare


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
Reference: Spijkerman 93; Rosenberger 90; SNG ANS 1332-8
Other: 12h, Good Fine, earthen green patina

 

Bring-on the Marc Antony Galleys!!

 

You asked for it:

 

MN. FONTEIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FONTEIA

 

PHOENICIA TYRE

 

SEXTUS POMPEY

 

NERVA reverse shows clasped hands holding legionary eagle resting on prow

 

Wow, you threw Phoenicia Tyre in again, eh? (nice ... twice in one day ... now "that" is great coin-manship)

 

A recent pickup of mine, with Poseidon and a reverse of Apollo on the prow, holding a bow.

 

Beautiful coin AJ

 

Great coins!

 

Man, Ancient Joe always ends the fun with an A-Bomb!!

=> KAPOOOWWW!!!

... and then every other coin looks like crap!!




Just jokes (amazing coin, A-Joe ... simply stunning, my friend!!)


=> but hey, we don't "judge here" => all coins are considered equal!!


=> so coin-on, coin brothers!!

 

Here is an another angle that may open-up a few doors ...

Post yer good ol' Victory-prows!!

 

I appreciate the effort the mint at Arados made to keep the galley on this very oval flan and not lose anything else.


Sextus Pompey denarius


Hadrian denarius


Allectus quinarius


This Constantius II AE2 has the most detailed ship of any of my late Romans. This is a common coin but you will have trouble finding as much ship as provided by the Lugdunum mint.