Post Your Ancient Palms

My newest ancient is the Trajan on the bottom.

 

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Does this count?

 

Yes!!!

 

lol

 

How about this one:

Byzantine Empire: Heraclius (610-641 CE) Æ 6 Nummi, Alexandria (Sear-864; DOC 200; MIB 211)

Obv: Large S
Rev: Palm tree with fruit hanging from each lower branch

 

okay fine ... ya caught me trying to slip the ol' grain-ear by ya!!



Cheers, D-Ray!

 

Nice coin! I don't have a Sepphoris.


Phoenicia, Tyre. 104-117 AD.
Obv: Turreted head of Tyche right, palm branch behind head, uncertain object before.
Rev: Date palm with two fruits on tree. Date Q-OC across fields.
BMC 354.


Alexandria. Philip I AE33 Drachm R5
EGYPT.ALEXANDRIA.
Phillip, The Arab
AD 244-249.
AE Drachm
Obv: A K M IOV ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC EVC, laurate, bearded, bust right of Philip.
Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head right with wreath in beak, palm branch left, in right field L S = regnal year 6 (=AD 248-249).
BMC Alexandria, pg.259,2002. Emmett 3522, R5.

 

A couple of my favorites.

 

Wow, Deacon Ray, your new Trajan is fantastic! As usual, your composite image is also lovely.


PHOENICIA, Tyre. Trebonianus Gallus
CE 251-253
Æ dichalkon, 25 mm, 13.39 gm, 6h
Obv: IMP C C VIBIVS TREBO GALLVS AVG; laureate and draped bust right
Rev: COL TYRO METR[O?]; serpent-entwined baetyl; murex shell to left, palm tree to right
Ref: RPC IX online 1961; Rouvier 2476; Babelon 2296; AUB –; BMC –


PHOENICIA, Tyre. Elagabalus
CE 218-222
AE29, 13.4 gm
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: Dido building Carthage; she stands to front before the arched gate of the city, looking left, holding a rule and transverse sceptre; above the gate, a mason at work, [below, a man digging with pick]; murex shell in upper field, palm tree to right
Ref: Rouvier 2375; BMC 409; AUB 245; Price & Trell 748


Augustus & Agrippa
Gaul, Nemausus, c. 10 BCE - CE 10
AE dupondius
Obv: IMP/DIVI; heads of Agrippa to left, wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath, and of Augustus to right, wearing oak wreath, back to back
Rev: COL-NEM; long, vertical palm with crocodile chained below, wreath to left of palm tip with ties trailing to right; two palm fronds below
Ref: RIC 158; AMC 425; Cohen 10; RPC 524
The description is often "crocodile chained to a palm tree" but it's really just a frond. Not very sturdy. I think that croc could easily get away

 

This is an ancient date palm I WISH was mine! I was outbid in Triton XX

 

That Trajan is dope! Another one to add to the list.

I love the dichalkon, TIF. Snakes are cute.

I have an Agrippa, but no pics of it right now.

Good work, everyone. Carry on.

Erin

 

I don't have one on a coin yet but I've seen the inspiration

Your backgrounds are always awesome @Deacon Ray

 

CARTHAGE/SICILY-PUNIC
AE20
OBVERSE: Date palm tree with fruit
Rev: Horse head
Struck at Zeugitana, Carthage or Siculo-Punic, 3d-4th Century BC
8.2g, 20mm
SNG Cop-103

CARTHAGE/SICILY-PUNIC
Æ17
OBVERSE: Head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn
REVERSE: Horse right, palm behind
Struck at Zeugitana, Carthage or Siculo-Punic, 3d-4th Century BC
3.5g, 17mm
Weber 8509v

 

Another Punic Palm:



John

 

Great stuff. Love the "elephant trampling palm" denarii.

Let me add to the recent Punic posts with some Punic Iberia:

(Æ Unit. Large male head l. R/ Horse standing r.; palm tree in background. MHC 282; ACIP 609; SNG BM Spain 127–8. Some say it's Scipio in 209 BC, but I have my doubts...)

And my only Aquilia Severa, from Tyre (a recent acquisition):

AE 29 Dichalcon. A.D. 220. IVL AQVILIA SEVERA AVG, diademed draped bust right / TYR [IO] RVM , Victory walking left holding palm and placing wreath on palm tree; murex shell between. BMC p.279, 417; Rouvier in JIAN, 2401.

 

Just these prutot:


Roman Judaea, Antonius Felix, Procurator under Claudius, AD 52-60
AE Prutah
Caesaria mint, AD 54
2.42 g; 17.2 mm
Obv: ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑ (Julia Agrippina, wife of Claudius) within a wreath tied at the bottom with an X.
Rev: ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ ΓΕΡΜ, two crossed palm fronds, LΙΔ (year 14) below.
Refs: Hendin 651; Meshorer TJC 342


Roman Judaea, Porcius Festus, Procurator under Nero, AD 59-62
AE Prutah
Caesarea mint, AD 58-59
2.51 g; 16.2 mm
Obv: NϵPωNOC in 3 lines, surrounded by wreath.
Rev: Palm branch surrounded by KAICAPO, Lϵ (year 5).
Refs: Hendin 653; Meshorer TJC 345

 

Palm trees on ancients coins make for very attractive motifs, and some beautiful examples have been already posted in this thread.

I have these two examples:

Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ As. “Judaea Capta” issue. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 77-78.
Obv: Laureate bust right, globe at point of bust
Rev: Palm tree; to left, shields, helmet, spears, and vexillum; to right, Jewess seated right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 1268.



Vespasian Sestertius. Victory inscribing on shield affixed on palm tree.

 

Two 'Judaea Capta' denarii from Antioch.


Vespasian
AR Denarius, 3.14g
Antioch Mint, 72-73 AD
RIC 1558 (C), BMC 510, RSC 645, RPC 1930 (11 spec.)
Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: Palm tree; to l., Vespasian stg. r. with spear and parazonium, foot on helmet; to r., Judaea std. r.
Acquired from Jencek Historical Enterprise, July 2005.



Titus Caesar
AR Denarius, 3.26g
Antioch Mint, 72-73 AD
RIC V1562 (C), BMC V518, RSC 392, RPC 1934 (11 spec.)
Obv: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT; Bust of Titus, laureate, draped, bearded, r.
Rev: Palm tree: to l., Titus stg. r. with spear and parazonium, foot on helmet; to r., Judaea std. r.
Acquired from WCNC, March 2008.

 

Deacon Ray, your new Trajan is absolutely outstanding. I like the virtual tray alot too.

My only coin I can think of offhand with a clear palm tree.


IONIA, Ephesos
Circa 202 - 162 BC
AR Drachm. 4.17g, 18mm. Ekatokles as magistrate. SNG von Aulock 7826. O: Bee between E-Φ. R: Stag standing right, in front of palm tree, magistrate's name to right.

 

Very nice denarii, David.
Titus' and Vespasian's denarii with palm tree are much scarcer than the variety with standard affixed to pole.