Ancients => "Anchors" away, my friends ... Anchors away!!

Please post any of your sweet and/or ugly ancient coins with "Anchors" on 'em!!

Here's an ugly lil' dawg ...

Apollonia, Pontica Thrace



=> anchors away, fellas!!

 

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Alexander Jannaeus AE Prutah (Widow’s Mite)
Date: 103-76 BC
Diameter: 13.0 mm
Weight: 1.1 gr
Obverse: Anchor
Reverse: Star of eight rays

 

THRACE. Apollonia Pontika, mid-late 4th cent. BC
AR drachm, 10 mm, 3.2 gm
Obv: Facing gorgoneion.
Rev: Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.
Ref: Topalov, Apollonia p. 348, 11.

Looking forward to heading home tomorrow-- will have a few days to catch up on coin stuff. Happy New Year everyone!

 

hmmm...i don't have much in the way of anchors. this coins has a small anchor counter mark at the 11 o -clock position, hard to see in my pic.

 

I'll take your word on that, Chris

 

not sure if anchor or rabbit....






hey, i needed something to post here!

 

Excellent most indeed my friends. Steve exhilarates most notable. I await more anchors.....

 

APOLLONIA PONTICA AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Gorgoneian facing with snakes for hair and a protruding tongue REVERSE: 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

 

ANTIOCHUS VII (Seleukid Kingdom Prutah
OBVERSE: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ; Anchor, date below, ΑΠΡ (year 181) REVERSE: Lily
Struck at Jerusalem, Judea 132-130 BC
5.2g, 16mm

 

JULIA DOMNA AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
REVERSE: L-AETI-TIA, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath in right hand, anchor in left
Struck at Laodicea 198-202AD

 

Fantastic anchor-coins, gang!! (thanks for posting 'em)

=> here is another one of my own

Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos I, Æ 20 mm
Antioch
280-261 BC
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 4.52 grams
Obverse: Macedonian shield with anchor as central boss
Reverse: Elephant right; c/m: anchor

 

No anchors here, so I'm just drifiting, drifting...

 

Not many anchors here...

Apollonia Pontika, Drachm
Obv:– Facing Gorgoneion, wearing taenia.
Rev:– Inverted anchor, crayfish left, A right
Minted in Apollonia Pontika. 450 – 400 B.C.
Reference:– SNG Cop 454

 

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm, Marathus
Obv:– Head of (Alexander the Great as) Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress knotted at base of neck
Rev:– BASILEOS ALEXANDPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left, Anchor, EP monogram in left field, HD monogram beneath throne
Minted in Marathus mint.c. 323-300 BC
Reference:– Price 3438.

 

L Papius Denarius Serratus, Papia 1, Sym. var. RRC -
Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, Dolphin wrapped around anchor.
Rev:– Gryphon running right; in ex., L. PAPI.; in field, Hippocamp
Minted in Rome from . B.C. 79.
Reference(s) – RSC Papia 1. RRC 384/1. RCTV 311.
Symbol variety – RRC -. Babelon -. BMCRR -.

A previously unknown symbol pair and the only known example.

 

Great coins all

 

Awesome anchor-show, gang!!

Wow Martin, that Papius with the hippocamp and the anchor is Über-cool!!

Here is one more of my anchor countermarks:

Lycia, Phaselian Silver Coinage
(Revision of Alex III of Macedon TET)
Mint: Phaselis
205/204 BC (year “14”)
Diameter: 32.5 mm
Weight: 15.52 grams
Obverse: head of young Heracles right, clad in lion’s skin which knotted at neck
Reverse: [ΑΛ]ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ behind Zeus seated left, holding eagle on extended right hand and resting on scepter held in left, ΙΔ (=14) above Φ (= Phaselis) below Zeus’ right arm (Seleucid anchor countermark in left field)
Reference: Identification and Certification by David R. Sear Services
Other: F and of historical interest

 

Steve,
An anchor countermarked ATG is on my hit list. I just haven't found one I was willing to pull the trigger on yet. Yours is great with the anchor ticked out of the way. The placement of the countermrk varies so much on these.

 

=> Thanks Martin, I definitely agree ... I love where they hid the anchor countermark on the reverse of my coin (but sadly, the c/m kinda puched-in poor ol' Heracles' snout!! ... oh well, I guess ya seldomly get 'er all, eh?)

 

You all saw it before Christmas....but here it is again.....Apollonia Pontika. Mid 4th-3rd centuries BC. Æ 20mm (5.15 g, 11h). Laureate head of Applo right; c/m bust of Artemis / Anchor; IH to left, [crayfish] to right.SNG BM Black Sea 187; SNG Stancomb