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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2139658, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">Wow, great prow coins, gang ... thanks for posting!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">I have a few examples too ... </span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">EGYPT Alexandria Antoninus Pius </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">BI Tetradrachm</span></b></p><p>138-161 AD</p><p>Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2)</p><p>Diameter: 23 mm</p><p>Weight: 13.39 grams</p><p>Obverse: Laureate head right</p><p>Reverse: Poseidon standing right, foot on prow, holding trident and dolphin; date across field</p><p>[ATTACH=full]408893[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Roman Republic </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Post Reform Æ Semis (Anonymous)</span></b></p><p>Circa 88 BC (?)</p><p>Rome mint</p><p>Diameter: 21mm</p><p>Weight: 5.96 grams</p><p>Obverse: Laureate head of Jupiter right; S (mark of value) behind</p><p>Reverse: Prow of galley right; S (mark of value) above; to right, dolphin downward, ROMA in exergue</p><p>[ATTACH=full]408894[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Allectus. Romano-British Emperor, AE Quinarius</span></b></p><p>“C” mint</p><p>AD 293-296</p><p>Diameter: 19 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.72 grams</p><p>Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Reverse: Galley left, with mast; waves below; QC</p><p>[ATTACH=full]408895[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Anonymous, Roman Republic Æ As </span></b></p><p>Rome Mint</p><p>Circa 179-170 BC</p><p>Diameter: 35 mm</p><p>Weight: 33.82 grams</p><p>Obverse: Laureate head of Janus; I above</p><p>Reverse: Prow of Galley right; “FLY” above, [ROMA] below</p><p>[ATTACH=full]408896[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Anonymous AE20 quadrans</span></b></p><p>128 BC</p><p>Diameter: 20.2 mm</p><p>Weight: 4.29 grams</p><p>Obverse: Head of Hercules right, wearing lion’s skin; behind, three pellets</p><p>Reverse: Prow of galley right; above, elephant’s head right; before, three pellet; below, ROMA</p><p>[ATTACH=full]408897[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Anonymous Roman Republican Æ As</span></b></p><p>169-158 BC</p><p>Rome mint</p><p>Diameter: 35 mm</p><p>Weight: 26.42 grams</p><p>Obverse: Laureate head of bearded Janus; I (mark of value) above</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Prow of galley right; above, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; I (mark of value) to right</p><p>[ATTACH=full]408898[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000"> Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius </span></b></p><p>140-144 AD</p><p>Antoninus Pius &amp; Tiber beside ship</p><p>[ATTACH=full]408899[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]408900[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Oh my God, eh? =&gt; seriously, we have some pretty fricken awesome coins!! </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Sure we&#039;re geeks, but us ancient dudes are definitely the fricken cool kids of the numismatic world, right? </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Congrats on some <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255)"><font size="4">Über</font>-cool</span> coins, my friends (yah, I said it) ... we&#039;re</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4">Über</font>-fricken-cool!!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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