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<p>[QUOTE="Mikey Zee, post: 2675416, member: 72818"]Wonderful posts!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is not so early, no dolphins and it's an Ae AS but I think it's kinda cool and interesting (not to mention a cheap snack)---and it has PROWS<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I liked the three prows and the 'bobbing heads' seemingly in the water facing each other ahead of the ships...."I told you Marcus, we should have taken the ox-cart on dry land. To hades with the expense" <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Actually it's a Janus type and the 'bobbing heads' are apparently the caps of the dioscuri.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]596605[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]596606[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Roman C Vibius Cf Pansa 90 BC ae AS Coin JANUS & 3 PROWS</b></p><p><b><b>Obverse : Bearded bust of Janus</b></b></p><p><b><b>Reverse : 3 Prows right</b></b></p><p><b><b>Grade: Fine</b></b></p><p><b><b>Provenance : </b></b></p><p><b><b>Weight : 10.2 Grams</b></b></p><p><b><b>Width : 27 Millimeters</b></b></p><p><b><b>Patina/Toning: Medium Clay brown</b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey Zee, post: 2675416, member: 72818"]Wonderful posts!! This is not so early, no dolphins and it's an Ae AS but I think it's kinda cool and interesting (not to mention a cheap snack)---and it has PROWS:D I liked the three prows and the 'bobbing heads' seemingly in the water facing each other ahead of the ships...."I told you Marcus, we should have taken the ox-cart on dry land. To hades with the expense" ;) Actually it's a Janus type and the 'bobbing heads' are apparently the caps of the dioscuri.:p [ATTACH=full]596605[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]596606[/ATTACH] [B]Roman C Vibius Cf Pansa 90 BC ae AS Coin JANUS & 3 PROWS [B]Obverse : Bearded bust of Janus Reverse : 3 Prows right Grade: Fine Provenance : Weight : 10.2 Grams Width : 27 Millimeters Patina/Toning: Medium Clay brown[/B][/B][/QUOTE]
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