This is one of my favorites from the Roma lots: THRACE, Odessos, ca. 120 - 100 B.C. AE17 Obv: Laurate head of Apollo, right. Rev: OΔHΣI below Odessos reclining left; inverted amphora and AP monogram above. HGC 3.2, 1596 17mm, 3.86g ex William Stancomb Collection. The notes about this coin from the auction listing include: Ex Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A., List 256, April-June 2006, lot 44. I really like reclining river gods. Post any RRGs in your collection!
Neat, @gsimonel! I have a lot of swimming river gods, but this is the only reclining one in my collection -- my Rhine River coin: Postumus, AD 260-269. Roman billon antoninianus, 2.54 g, 22.4 mm, 12 h. Trier (some attribute to Cologne), 1st emission, 2nd phase, AD 260-261. Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: SALVS PROVINCIARVM, river god Rhinus, bearded and horned, reclining left, resting right hand on boat and holding anchor in left, left arm resting on urn. Refs: RIC 87; RSC 355b; Mairat 1-5; RCV 10991; AGK 88c; De Witte 290; Hunter p. lxxxviii.
Ah, nice one! I like the Odessos coins too. It’s interesting that they have a local Great God of Odessos instead of Zevs.
