Yah, I admit that I'm weak ... I am trying to save-up for house renovations, but I keep getting side-tracked by super cool coins!! I have always liked this cool dolphin & anchor design, so when I stumbled across this lil' baby, I postponed the renos for one more day ... man, ya gotta love the animal-coins, right?! Titus. AR Denarius Rome mint 79-81 AD (Struck January-June AD 80) Diameter: 17 mm Weight: 3.19 grams Obverse: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right Reverse: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, dolphin coiled around anchor Reference: RIC II 112; BMCRE 72-5; BN 60-3; RSC 309 ... please feel free to post any of your relevant coins ... dophin coins, anchor coins, Titus coins, coins with Titus riding a dolphin and holding an anchor, etc, etc ... => yup, it's another fantastic Sunday morning!!
Yay dolphins! Nice impulse purchase, coinbro! I don't have any coins of Titus but I have a couple with dolphins to add to the pool: THRACE. Byzantion 340-320 BC AR siglos, 17 mm, 5.0 gm Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin swimming to left Rev: Incuse mill-sail pattern Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 21 dark tobacco-y patina Hmm, I don't recall if I've posted this next one before... SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles (317-289 BC) 310-305 BC AR tetradrachm, 17.40 g, 24 mm Obv: head of the nymph Arethusa left, wearing grain wreath, earring and necklace; around, three dolphins; under, monogram (NK?) Rev: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, fast chariot charioteer leads to left, holding reins and kentron; above, triskeles; in exergue, monogram Ref: Ierardi 9; SNG Copenhagen 573 var., SNG ANS 637 And one with an anchor: THRACE, Apollonia Pontika Mid-late 4th century BC AR drachm, 10 mm, 3.2 gm Obv: Facing gorgoneion Rev: Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right Ref: Topalov, Apollonia p. 348, 11
Sweet pickup Steve! I really like those Titus dolphin and anchor coins. I almost pulled the trigger on a several when shopping for my Titus, but since I'm doing my 12 Caesars in mostly bronze, I picked up this example instead. I need to re-shoot that reverse. Titus; AD 79-81 Bronze As, 26mm/13.1g (Rome Mint) Obverse: laureate head right, Reverse: Pax standing left, near a lighted altar, holding with the right hand a patera and with the left one a caduceus and an olive branch, (Cohen 129)
TIF, I'd like your post with the Syracuse. Agathokles twice if I could. Just an absolute stunner. I still remember your story of the bidding hunt on that one. LOL!
Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron I AR Tetradrachm 478-466 BC Struck circa 478-475 BC Diameter: 24 mm Weight: 16.90 grams Obverse: Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses Reverse: Diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around Reference: Boehringer series IXa, 190 (V86/R130); SNG ANS –; Randazzo 356 (same dies) Other: 2h, toned, test cut on reverse From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection, Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1132
CALABRIA, Tarentum, AR Nomos Circa 315-302 BC Diameter: 20 mm Weight: 7.98 grams Obverse: Warrior, preparing to cast spear, holding two others and shield, on horse rearing right; ΣA below Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos and trident, astride dolphin left; AP monogram to left; below, small dolphin left Reference: Fischer-Bossert Group 70, 846 (V336/R657); Vlasto 601 (same obv. die); HN Italy 937; Gulbenkian 35 (same dies); Jameson 156 (same dies) Other: 11h … toned. Excellent metal, exceptional obverse from fresh dies From the JMG Collection
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f55.html My dolphin on anchor has been shown before and even made my favorites list so I'll offer that link here rather than the coin. Another favorite is my poor man's version of the Taras which is a series that could easily become a speciality due to the variations on the theme available. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f40.html
Nice addition. I have some with tiny dolphins but too lazy to post them this morning, theyre in old threads
Nice pick up and one I have eyed for a long to time to add to my collection. VITELLIUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right REVERSE: XV VIR SACR FAC Tripod, raven below, dolphin above Struck at Rome, Apr/Dec 69AD 2.9g, 19mm RIC 109, BMC 39, S 2201
cool new coin stevex, cool on both sides and a "inside out" legend to boot. aren't you supposed to be on the wagon with me? ...stupid wagon.
There is a nice dolphin on the reverse of this Corinth Stater: CORINTHIA, Corinth AR Stater ca. 400 B.C. 8.29 grams, 21 mm Obv: Pegasos w/ artfully pointed wing flying left Rev: Head of Athena left wearing Corinthian helmet, porpoise above and palmette behind. Grade: aVF with beautiful toning and unusual fine style on both obverse & reverse. Athena, porpois, and palmette are strong. Pegasos is softly struck possibly from worn dies Other: Ex Christies Oct 1983 lot #25. From Dr Saslow coins Nov 2011.
