The most famous liner in the world sank exactly 110 years ago. On the night of April 14-15 1912, the virtually unsinkable Titanic, in the words of its builders, sank to the bottom of the Atlantic after being ripped open by an iceberg. Among the 2200 people who were to make the trip from Southampton to New York, 1500 died (the exact number is impossible to establish, because there is no list of survivors and some were traveling clandestinely or under an assumed name) . It is certainly a sad anniversary, but also a good occasion to show our coins with liner, boat, ship, galley etc… Please pile them on ! Valentinian II Ae2 24mm 5.18g Antioch DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG / GLORIA RO-MANORVM RIC IX 40b Emperor on galley Theodosius I Ae2 23mm 5.76g Cyzicus DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG / GLORIA RO-MANORVM RIC IX 14c Emperor standing on galley
Phaselis Ar stater or double siglos 400-380 BC Obv. Prow of galley right in right feild cicada facing down. Rv. Stern of galley left with laurel wreath hanging from pole on deck. Heipp-Tamer Series 6 10.61 grms 21 mm Photo by W. Hansen When Heipp-Tamer published her book in 1993 her group VI coins were only known by a few specimens. However a hoard which surfaced on the market starting in 2015 clearly indicated that her Group VI needed to be further divided into two further subgroups an earlier one of which this coin appears to belong and a latter group as well.
I just read that last night the Russian flagship of the Back Sea Fleet was either sunk or at least heavily damaged. In context, that gives it a certain poignancy... A warship from Byblos:
Constantine I A.D. 327-8 Ӕ nummus 20mm 3.0g CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG; rosette diademed head right LIBERTAS PVBLICA; Victory standing left on galley, wreath in both hands; in left field B. in ex. CONS RIC VII Constantinople 25 Constantinopolis A.D. 330-333 17x19mm 2.4g Obv. CONSTAN-TINOPOLI laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial mantle, holding scepter. Rev. Victory stg. on prow, holding long scepter in r. hand, and resting l. hand on shield. in ex. CONSIA RIC VII Constantinople 63
The following coin was truck under Marcus Aurelius to commemorate the founder of Byzantum: King Byzas (obverse) far back in History, even before the invention of coins. Reverse has an original early ancient vessel.
Interesting historical reminder serving to "cue the CT ships," @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, (and to be more cautious in trusting technology). Fascinating bit of trivia, @Ryro. The ship on the reverse of this coin of Herod Archelaus has an impressive aphlaston! Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Herod II Archelaus. Æ Prutah (0.98 g), 4 BCE-6 CE. Jerusalem. HPW, two cornucopias. / Galley sailing left.
Antiochos III ("the Great") - coin of Sidon : stern of galley Rome, late 3rd c. BC, uncia : prow of Galley Sidon, Galley of Astarte Seen this on Facebook, couldn't resist...
FYI, this group of historians and enthusiasts do an annual Titanic sinking real time livestream on the anniversary of the disaster. Just about to begin ...
I was on a Caribbean cruise just 2 weeks ago .. amazing time. We were at the bar during a Trivia session (which we weren't really participating in).. but one question was something along the lines of: "Name the most fatal disaster of the 20th century".... People started discussing at the bar and two thought they had it "The Titanic!!".. I looked at them and said "without even listening to the question fully - I will tell you this: no answer to ANY trivia question while you are on a cruise will have an answer that equals Titanic. Never gonna happen. They all paused, chuckled and agreed. I believe the answer was to do with floods in China in the 1930s.. So funny moment around two horrible disasters. If you don't laugh you will cry.
My little fleet of galleys, prows, etc., with accompanying deities, emperors, and empresses: Finally, I'll sneak this one in, too: Great Britain, Surrender of Napoleon, 1815 (struck 1820). Obv. Bust of Napoleon right, uniformed; NAPOLEON BONAPARTE; signature below / Rev. British man of war Bellerophon, in full sail, with Imperial Eagle on flag staff; Napoleon stands on quarterdeck with right hand inside coat; another ship beyond; SURRENDERED TO H.B.M.S. BELLEROPHON CAPT. MAITLAND. Exergue: XV JULY. MDCCCXV; signatures below. By T. Webb/N.G.A Brenet. AR 41 mm., 38.8 g. Eimer 1078, Mudie 37, BHM 884, Bramsen 1691. Ex. Spink Auction 136, Oct. 7, 1999, Lot 992.
The most fatal ship disaster of all time was the sinking of the German refugee ship Wilhelm Gustloff in Januar 1945 by a Soviet U-boot, killing some 9000 civilians.
