Ancients => I snagged another prow coin

I'm almost tempted to post my Legio coin again--almost LOL

Steve's right!!! There are so many AWESOME coins posted on this thread.

 

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Postumus
Gallic Emperor AD 260-268
AE Double Sestertius

O: ...S LAT POSTVMVS PF AVG, Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right

R: LAETITIA, AVG in exergue, galley with steersman and four rowers facing left

 

Excellent coins everyone. This is as close as I can get for a prow coin.

Doug H.

 

your nymph is right on the mark at 2.3g, TIF
this one of mine also 2.30g

 

I dug up another prow, something from an old mixed lot. It was a stumper when I saw it in 2013. Other than Roman Republic, I didn't know much about it.

Despite spending some time on it this morning I still don't know much about it. @John Anthony and @Okidoki have similar coins and theirs are attributed as:

Anonymous Roman Republic
AE Semis 21mm, 8.6g, anonymous, after 211 BC.
Obv.: Laureate head of Saturn right; S behind.
Rev.: Prow of galley right; S above, ROMA below.
Crawford 56/3
(copied from John's coin)

However, most of the Crawford 56/3 issues seem much heavier and I thought semisses were generally larger and heavier than all three of our coins. The Wildwinds example is 27 mm. Mine is small and very light and the engraving looks crude. What do you think? Crawford 56/3? Official issue? Contemporary imitation? Modern fake? It was certainly overcleaned at some point.


AE 19 x 21 mm, 5.0 gm

 

I think it's possible it could be a Spanish or Celtic imitation.

 

Roman Republic Anonymous AE Semis circa 91 BC, 6.19g, 23mm

OBV: Head of Saturn right.

REV: Prow of a galley right "S" before, "ROMA" in exergue

REF: RCV 901

 

Constans AE Centenionalis. 348-350 AD. 2.8g, 18mm

OBV: D N CONSTANS P F AVG, Draped and cuirassed bust right.

REV: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constans standing left on galley, holding phoenix and labarum, piloted by Victory. TESB in ex.

REF: RIC VIII Thessalonica 120

 

I think you're right. I just saw MaCabe's page on contemporary imitations and there is something similar.

In this weight range it should be called a sextans, correct? But it (they, all three of our coins) are marked like a semis. Contemporary imitation seems like a good guess, perhaps even overstruck.

 

Phoenicia Sidon Ba'alshillem II 401-366 BC, 1/32 AR Shekel, .46g, 9mm

OBV: Galley left above waves "9"=B above

REV: Persian king standing right slaying a lion standing left "O" between

REF:

 

Well whaddya know... Warren Esty (@Valentinian) has a page on this type of imitation.

Here's the likely attribution for my sad little semis-wannabe:

Roman Republic, anonymous
unofficial mint in Hispania, ca. 50-0 BC.,
imitative semis, 18-20 mm / 5.0 gm, bronze,
Obv: S , laurete head of Saturn right, S behind (for "Semis").
Rev: S / `ROMA´ , prow left, S above (for "Semis"), retrograde legend "ROMA" below.
Ref: cf. Crawford 056/3

 

Looks about right to me.

 

That's one of the coolest imitations I've seen. Why so sad?

 

You're right... it is pretty cool. By the way, I think your and Oki's semisses are also imitative. Or maybe your already knew that?

 

wow, I love the imitation!!

Oh, and thanks for all of you coiners that manned-up and posted some examples (great effort, thanks)

 

Mine? I think mine has a good chance of being official.

 

No, John's and Oki's. John's isn't posted in this thread but you can see it here.

Edited: although looking at yours, Gil, isn't it too light/small to be an official semis?

 

I've seen Spanish imitations, and the style of mine is indeed closer to those than the official.

 

It's definitely possible. Weights are all over the place with these coins. Also, I've never seen a head portrait like this coin.