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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3875588, member: 91461&quot;]Welcome to ancient Greek coinage (where the cool kids hang out<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)! To be honest, I&#039;m shocked to read that someone as knowledgeable and whom has posted such wonderful coins is just now getting down to Greeks<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Anyway, very cool lil coin and thanks for the write up. I had no idea these were part of the Stern. Very interesting<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>They did love their ships prows on Arados Coinage:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023785[/ATTACH]</p><p>Phoenicia. Arados</p><p>136-51 BCE. Bronze Æ 16mm., 3,2g. Jugate heads of Zeus and Hera or Poseidon and Amphitrite right / Prow left surmounted by Athena standing left, Phoenician lettering above and date in Phoenician below. very fine </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023786[/ATTACH]</p><p>Phoenicia, Arados </p><p>Æ16. Dated CY 119 =</p><p>141/140 BCE Diademed</p><p>head of Zeus right / Ram of</p><p>prow left; uncertain</p><p>Phoenician letter above.</p><p>3.42g, 16.67mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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