Dolphin depicted on this coin - Post all your dolphin & porpoise coins

Dolphins are depicted on so many ancient Greek and Roman coins I thought it might be nice to post all our examples here. Please post em if you got em.


This first coin is from Corinth. The obverse depicting Pegasus was apparently struck with a very worn die. The reverse depicts Athena in a Corinthian helmet. The reverse fields are decorated with a dolphin and a palmette.


CORINTHIA, Corinth
AR Stater
ca. 400 B.C.


8.29 grams, 21 mm
Obv: Pegasos w/ artfully pointed wing flying left
Rev: Head of Athena left wearing Corinthian helmet, porpoise above and palmette behind.
Grade: aVF with beautiful toning and unusual fine style on both obverse & reverse. Athena, porpoise, and palmette are strong. Pegasos is softly struck possibly from worn dies.
Other: Ex Christies Oct 1983 lot #25. From Dr Saslow coins Nov 2011.

 

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This Istros coin was recently posted at CT. The reverse depicts a sea-eagle attacking a dolphin.

MOESIA, Istrus
AR Drachm
4th Century B.C.

5.80 grams,
Obv: Inverted Heads
Rev: Sea-eagle on dolphin IΣTPIH above, E between eagle & dolphin, and A below.
Grade: gVF as confirmed by NGC opinion with 5/5 strike and 2/5 surface
Other: Private sale January 2014

 

Not a world coin and didn't make it into production, but what the heck right!

 

Here is one I just photoed today.

 

VITELLIUS AR Denarius
OBVERSE: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right
REVERSE: XV VIR SACR FAC Tripod, raven below, dolphin above
Struck at Rome, Apr/Dec 69AD
2.9g, 19mm
RIC 109, BMC 39, S 2201

 

No dolphins for me. Maybe someday. Excellent coins, coin bros!

 

mine.....

 

I have a faustina jr thats has one around venus but it doesnt look like a dolphin.


Claudius II (268 A.D. - 270 A.D.)
Silvered Antoninianus
O: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
R: NEPTVN AVG, Neptune standing left, dolphin in right, trident in left hand, A in ex.
Antioch
20.7mm
2.67g
RIC V 214 Sear 11353

 

Here's a nice example of a dolphin.
Truth in disclosure: I don't own this coin, but I've been obsessing over it lately and it's taking a lot of will power to keep me from pulling the trigger.

Titus; AD 79-81
Silver Denarius; 19 mm/3.45 g Rome Mint
Obverse: IMP[erator] TITVS CAES[ar] VESPASIAN[vs] AVG[ustus] P[ontifex] M[aximvs] Laureate & draped Head Right
Reverse: TR[ibunicia] P[otestate] IX IMP[erator] XV CO[n]S[ul] VIII P[ater] P[atriae]
Dolphin coiled around anchor.
The legend reading; "Nine times Tribune of the People, fifteen times Imperator, eight times Consul, Father of the People"

 

Not worth the $400, ive seen it on ebay and others. Majority is overpriced. Its a nice coin but if you want silver, AVG ones of titus can be had for low $100s.

 

I've posted this before but I recently sold it for a profit that I couldn't pass up, so I'll give it a "going away post" here



Silver Dekadrachm from Syrakuse of Dionysios I, 400-390BC by Euanietos. (43.49g)

 

Where is that one of Stevex riding a dolphin?

Edit: ah, here it is (hope you don't mind if I share one of your own pictures...)

 

geesh, non_cents => that good ol' dolphin looks sooo angry, eh?

man, that's a hot coin, brother!! (thanks for sharin')



here is the other half of it ...

 

ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos
AR Sixteenth Stater – Hemiobol
Circa 500-480 BC
Diameter: 8 mm
Weight: 0.56 grams
Obverse: Two dolphins swimming in opposite directions; pellets around
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square
Reference: Le Rider, Thasiennes 9; HGC 6, 337
Other: toned, light porosity

 

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, 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

 

SICILY - SYRACUSE – HEMILITRON
TIME OF DIONYSIOS I
Diameter: 16 mm
Weight: 3.4 grams
Obverse: ARETHUSA
Reverse: WHEEL OF FOUR SPOKES , DOLPHINS
Reference: sng ans 404

 

Syracuse, Sicily AE Litra

 

Istrus, Moesia AR Drachm

 

Sicily, Syracuse Æ Hemilitron / Dolphin and Scallop shell

Attribution: BMC 301
Date: 357-344 BC
Obverse: Female head left (Arethusa), with hair in sphendone, olive sprig behind
Reverse: Dolphin leaping right above scallop shell, ÓYPA below dolphin
Size: 17.2 mm
Weight: 2.57 grams
Description: Choice detail style and patina

 

THRACE BYZANTION AR HEMIDRACHM

C. 340-320 BC
Diameter: 14mm
Weight: 2.48 grams
Obverse: Cow standing left on dolphin
Reverse: Incuse 'mill sail' punch
Reference: SNG BM 36-41
Other: Grey tone with good detail