Ancient => Prows-n-Galleys => arrrrrggh, show us yer' ships!!!

Great coins Doug

 

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Amazing coins, Doug ... top-drawer (as always)

We really do appreciate your efforts ...

 

this is my only boat coin i could find a picture of...neat color though hu?

 

yup ... nice colour (ummm, is the boat under water?)





... sorry, just jokes (I love ya, brother)

 

I just dig up this thread as I had missed it while started last july.

If I may add some

Republic, Uncia
Rome mint, c. 215-212
Head of Roma right wearing attic helmet, pellet behind
ROMA prow of galley right
9.08 gr
Ref : Crawford 41/10

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Republic, Sextans
Sextans struck in Rome, circa 211-206 BC
Head of Mercury right, wearing petasus, two pellets above helmet
ROMA, Prow of galley right, surmounted by a victory right
5.11 gr
Ref : RCV #1218

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D. Junius L.F. Silanus, As
As minted in Rome, 91 BC
No legend, Head of Janus
D SILANVS L F, Prow of galley right
12.08 gr
Ref : RCV # 738

The following comment from : http://www.forumancientcoins.com/historia/historia.htm

"Decimus Junius Silanus was the son of M. Junius Silanus, who commanded the army that was defeated by the Germanic Cimbri in Transalpine Gaul.

Decimus was the stepfather of Marcus Brutus, the murderer of Caesar, having married his mother Servilia. He was elected consul in 63 for the following year ; and in consequence of his being consul designatus, he was first asked for his opinion by Cicero in the debate in the senate on the punishment of the Catilinarian conspirators. He was consul 62, with L. Licinius Morena, along with whom he proposed the Lex Licinia Julia".

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ROMAN IMPERATORS, Sextus Pompeius and Q. Nasidius, Denarius
Mint moving with Sextus Pompeius, Sicily, 42-39 BC
NEPTVNI, head of Pompey the great right, trident before head, dolphin below
Q.NASIDIVS at exergue, galley sailing right, star in upper field
3.92 gr
Ref : HCRI # 235, RCV # 1390, Crawford # 483/2, Sydenham # 1350, Cohen # 20
Ex Freeman & Sear, Ex Barry Feirstein collection, Ex Roma Numismatics

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Mark Antony, Denarius
Denarius struck in a travelling mint, c.32-31 BC
ANT AVG III VIR RPC, Galley right
LEG IV, Legionary eagle between two standards
3.67 gr
Ref : HCRI #352, Cohen #30

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ROMAN EMPIRE, VALENTINIAN II AE2 RIC 52
Constantinople mint, 4th officina
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, Helmeted, diademed, cuirassed bust of Valentinian, holding spear in right hand
GLORIA RO-MANORUM, Valentinain standing on a galley, driven by a victory, Wreath in field, CON delta at exergue
4.93 gr
Ref : RIC # 52, Cohen #22, RC #4161, LRBC #2151

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=> no problem, Cucumbor (the more, the merrier!!)

Great coins, my friend ... nice collection of galleys!!

 

I love all your additions Cuc, but that last one, Valentinian II, is a real beauty.

 

I love all your additions Cuc, but that last one, Valentinian II, is a real beauty.

 

=> you can say that again!!

 

EUBOIA, Histiaia.
AR Tetrobol.
3rd-2nd Century B.C.

1.88 grams, 13.5 mm
Obv: Head of Nymph Histiaia facing right with hair rolled & wreathed w/ vine.
Rev: IΣT I AIEΩN Nymph Histiaia seated rt. on stern of galley holding a naval standard.
Grade: gVF with deep cabinet toning
Other: similar to Sear 2496 [possibly 197-146 BC or Macedon imitation prior to 168 BC]
From Eye Appealing Coins 4/2013, purportedly Ex Heritage.

 

This late period Roman commemorative depicts victory standing on the prow of a ship with left hand on a shield. The obverse depicts a bust of Constantinople (the personification of the city). The coin is ca. 330 AD & commemorates the Empire's capital moving to Constantinople.


Identifying the coin was fun & well worth the $0.74 paid.

 

Constantinopolis commems:

 

Theodosius I: