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Sicilia, Syracuse AE Agathokles
Obverse: head of Kore-Persephone left, wreathed with grain
Reverse: bull butting left, dolphin and above, dolphin below
Reference: SNG ANS 561-571

 

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MEGARIS, Megara Æ Dichalkon

Circa 275-250 BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 1.89 grams
Obverse: Prow of galley left
Reverse: Tripod flanked by dolphins upward
Reference: BCD Peloponnesos 17; Kroll 644a
Other: 12h … green patina.
From the BCD Collection (not in previous BCD sales)

 

SICILY SYRACUSE HIERON II AE 21

C. 275-216 BC
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 9.02 grams
Obverse: Diad head of Poseidon left
Reverse: Trident flanked by dolphins
Reference: SNG Ans 965
Other: Good metal and surfaces

 

... dolphin in front of prow

 

Lehigh, if you're the one you bought that baby I will be mighty impressed.

 

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

 

this is a dolphin countermark...hard to see in pic, and hand it identifiable.

 

LUCANIA, Velia
305-290 BC
AR didrachm, 17.5 mm, 7.3 gm
Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet, decorated with griffin; at left, A
Rev: YEΛHTΩN; lion standing on exergual line; above dolphin between I and Φ
Ref: SNG ANS 1375-6

I love this coin-- a well-rendered lion, a dolphin, a griffin, Athena... all nicely centered.

 

Looks like I have only one more dolphin although another one is on the way



THRACE. Byzantion
340-320 BC
AR siglos, 17 mm, 5.0 gm
Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin swimming to left
Rev: Incuse mill-sail pattern
Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 21
Interesting and beautiful tobacco/rose toning

 

MOESIA, Istros
AR Drachm (5.2g, 18mm)
Circa 4th century BC
AMNG 432, SNG BM Black Sea 243
O: Facing male heads, the right inverted.
R: IETPIH, Sea eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; between them delta; monogram below.

 

IBERIA, Bolskan (Osca)
AE As (9.97g, 23mm)
Circa 150 - 100 BC
CNH p. 211, 8; SNG BM Spain 734-7; SNG Cop 325.
O: Bearded head right, dolphin behind.
R: BOLSKAN in Celt-Iberian in exergue, rider on horse right, holding spear, star behind.

 

POSTUMUS
Billon Antoninianus (3.16g, 23.5mm)
Trier mint, 262 AD
RIC 76, RCV 10963
O: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: NEPTVNO REDVCI, naked Neptune standing left, holding a dolphin in his right hand and a trident in the left, in front of him in left field, a ship's prow.

 

CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS
Antoninianus (3.4g, 16mm)
Antioch mint, late 268 - early 269 AD
RIC 214, Cohen 183
O: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
R: NEPTVN AVG, Neptune standing left with dolphin and trident, A in exergue.

 

Perhaps we should include the dolphin coin of all dolphin coins??? There are many nicer than this and millions not so great ones.
Olbia AE dolphin 5th century BC


I approve of the Titus and do not like considering it just another Titus with a generic reverse. I agree $400 is high but IMHO that is a factor of the edge problems more than the type. It is part of the series appealing to the gods to cool it with Vesuvius and was one of the last coins before Titus died leaving the type to Domitian. Mine is one of the first Domitian coins and was issued before he assumed TRP. The same coins exist for him with TRP as Augustus. CNG sold one even earlier with PONT instead of PM but also lacking TRP. It seems the mint was changing dies to keep up with the transfer of power being done in steps.

 

An earlier example of the dolphin on anchor.

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.

 

I always love seeing that beauty, Martin (gorgeous)

 

Sinope, Paphlagonia, Silver Drachm
Obv:- Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace
Rev:- Eagle with dolphin in talons facing left, ∆ΙΟΥ (magistrate's name) below wing, ΣΙΝΩ below dolphin
Sinope mint, c. 330 - 300 B.C.
Ref:- SNG BM 1484; SNG Stancomb 772; SNG Cop 284
ex Baldwin & Sons, London, ex Forum Ancient Coins
Weight 4.974g, maximum diameter 16.9mm, die axis 180o

 

Now my ears have pricked up....
We know how much you paid...gulp! a 10% markup would be a nice profit......

 

love it love it love it.......nice coin Steve. beautiful reverse and the dolphins are something else!

 

I actually made well over 10% on it... in ~9 months. The profit paid for the Aegina stater I posted earlier and a few others