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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 4620529, member: 57495&quot;]Great coin!&nbsp; I believe the thing above the three-pronged ram is a wolf&#039;s head, probably a decorative element?&nbsp; It&#039;s there on a number of other galley coins shown in this thread, and also very clearly on the LRB posted <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/constans-braves-winter-seas-and-quells-an-uprising-in-britain-a-d-342-343.362556/#post-4598594" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/constans-braves-winter-seas-and-quells-an-uprising-in-britain-a-d-342-343.362556/#post-4598594">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another RR galley:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1144068[/ATTACH]<b>ROMAN REPUBLIC</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.88g, 19.6mm. Rome mint, 109-108 BC. Q. Lutatius Cerco, moneyer. Crawford 305/1; Sydenham 559; Lutatia 2. O: Helmeted head of Roma (or Mars) right; mark of value to left, ROMA above head, CERCO below chin. R: Galley right with head of Roma on prow; Q.[LVTATI]/Q in two lines above; all within oak wreath.</p><p><i>Ex Estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind, purchased from Kirk Davis </i></p><p>Crawford notes: &quot;The reverse type of the denarius recalls the victory of C. Lutatius Catulus at the Aegates Insulae in 241; the significance of the corona civica on the denarius and the uncia is unclear, but it perhaps reflects the fact that the victory meant the end of the drain on Roman manpower caused by the First Punic War. It is worth remarking that Q. Lutatius Catulus, Cos. 102, was a candidate for the consulship in 107.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite galley is one that the engraver managed to make rather jaunty looking.&nbsp; Incidentally, ex stevex6, another fine Canadian collection!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1144074[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>CARACALLA</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.17g, 18.5mm. Rome mint, AD 201-202. RIC IV 120. O: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right. R: ADVENT AVGG, galley sailing left; signum and aquila at stern.</p><p><i>Ex stevex6 Collection, CNG E-Sale 352 (3 June 2015), lot 449; ex Dr. George Spradling Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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