Ancient => coins that can be found "on the sea" and/or "in the sea"

Yah, it's the weekend and as per usual the thread-action has been fairly slow, so it is always good to start-up a "free-for-all" thread, where pretty much everybody can find at least one coin to post, right?

=> basically, as with most of my posts, there aren't too many restrictions ... just try to hunt through your collection and find an example of something that either lived in the sea, swam in the sea, or floated on top of the sea, etc ...... and I'm betting that we'll probably see a few examples that bend the rules a tad (those are always fun too!!)


Caria, Kindya AR Tetrobol
circa 510-480 BC
Diameter: 12.6 mm
Weight: 2 grams
Obverse: Head of Ketos sea monster left
Reverse: latticework pattern in incuse
Reference: SNG Keckman 920

 

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Attica Aegina AR Stater
c. 480-457 BC
Diameter: 17x19mm
Weight: 11.76 grams
Obverse: Smooth shell sea turtle
Reverse: Square incuse skew pattern
Reference: Cop 507

 

Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron I AR Tetradrachm
478-466 BC
Struck circa 478-475 BC
Diameter: 24 mm
Weight: 16.90 grams
Obverse: Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses
Reverse: Diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around
Reference: Boehringer series IXa, 190 (V86/R130); SNG ANS –; Randazzo 356 (same dies)
Other: 2h, Near VF, toned, test cut on reverse
From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection, Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1132

 

GALLIENUS Antoninianus
OBV: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right
REV: NEPTVNO CONS AVG, hippocamp or Capricorn right
Struck at Rome, Sole Reign, 267-268 AD
2.5g, 21mm
RIC 245

 

ATTICA, AEGINA AR Stater
OBV: Sea-turtle (T-backed); head in profile
REV: Large square incuse with skew pattern
Struck at Aegina, 480-457 BC
11.96g, 20mm
SNG Cop 507, Ex CNG

 

atta-boy ... I knew that I'd draw you closer to the ol' flame!!



I love yer yertle the turtle!!

 

MYSIA AR Hemiobol
OBV: Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish behind upward
REV: Head of roaring lion left within incuse square, star above
Struck at Kysikos, 480-450 BC
0.41 g, 9.5 mm
Sear 3850

 

Sicily, Syracuse: AR litra – Arethusa/Octopus
466-460 BC
Diameter: 13.1 mm
Weight: 0.67 grams
Obverse: Pearl-diademed head of Arethusa right; ΣVPA before
Reverse: Octopus.
Reference: SNG Copenhagen 641; SNG ANS 137ff
Other: VF

 

Tricky => the ol' "Tunny Fish" play, eh? (nice)


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Cool Thread Stevex6! As always, a chance to look through my collection and see what kind of weird and eclectic theme might somehow be portrayed.

On the reverse of this Constantinopolis Commemorative, Victory's foot is resting on the prow of a ship.

Constantinopolis; 330-346 AD
Commemorative Issue AE 3; 17mm/2.8g
OBV: CONSTANINOPILIS; Helmeted bust of Constantinopolis L wearing imperial mantle and holding scepter
REV: Victory standing L, R foot on Prow, holding scepter and leaning on shield
(SEAR 3890)

 

APOLLONIA PONTICA AR Drachm
OBV: Gorgoneian facing with snakes for hair and a protruding tongue
REV: An anchor flanked by letter A and a crayfish, which represents the minting city of Apollonia, the major fifth century BC Greek colony on the west coast of the Black Sea, modern Sozopol in Bulgaria
Struck at Apollonia, 450-400 BC
3.13g, 14-15mm
BMC IX, Black Sea 150-151

 

I wondered how long it would take before a "ship" would open-up the ol' category?!! ...... well played, Bannon!!


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An anchor and a crayfish? Does he get double points for this one!?!

 

SICILY, Akragas Æ Cast Onkia
Circa 450-440 BC
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 4.62 grams
Obverse: Eagle's head left
Reverse: Crab claw left
Reference: CNS 8; SNG ANS 1020
Other: 6h ... Near VF, brown patina

 

SICILY, SYRACUSE, HIERON II AE19
OBV: Head of Poseidon left
REV: IEP-ONOS, ornamented trident of Poseidon
Struck at Syracuse, Sicily, 275-216 BC
6.5g; 19mm
SG 1223

 

ANTIOCHUS VII (Seleukid Kingdom), Prutah
OBV: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ; Anchor, date below, ΑΠΡ (year 181)
REV: Lily

 

Bing => ya beat me to the punch on both of these babies!! (ol' quick-draw!!)

Apollonia Pontica, AR Diobol
450-400 BC
Diameter: 11.24 mm
Weight: 1.26 grams
Obverse: Anchor
Reverse: Apollo facing




Mysia, Kyzikos AR Obol
525-475 BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 0.73 grams
Obverse: Forepart of boar left; tunny-fish behind
Reverse: Head of lion left, K before; all in incuse square
Reference: SNG France: 380, SNG Von Aulock 1215

 

MN. FONTEIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FONTEIA, AR Denarius
OBV: Jugate heads of the Dioscuri
REV: Galley under oar
Struck at Rome, 108-9 BC
3.5g, 20mm
Cr.307/1, Fonteia 7

 

SEXTUS POMPEY; GENS POMPEIA, AE As
OBV: MAGN above laureate janiform head with features of Pompey the Great
REV: PIVS above, IMP below, prow of galley right
Struck at Sicily 43-36 BC
22.8g, 31mm
Syd 1044a, Cr479/1, Pompeia 20v, Cohen 16

 

Of course the Mark Antonius Legionary Denarii: