Finally, A First of the Year!

Just won it a minute ago, couldn't help but post it. A bit nervous, as within the last couple of seconds it went for my exact high bid! Just lovely. Look at the cute dolphins on the prow:


THRACE, Coela. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (19mm, 3.89 g, 3h). Bareheaded bust right, possible trace of drapery / Prow of galley right. RPC IV (Online) –; Mouchmov –; Varbanov –. VF, brown surfaces. An apparently unpublished issue of Verus from a rare mint.

From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

 

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Very nice coin, Ken. I also like the portrait on it.

 

Congratulations on your victory of a lovely coin!

 

Love it and the dolphins, especially!

 

A wonderful coin with exceptional eye-appeal!!

 

Great coin Ken

 

I admired the fantasy shape of the prow.

 

Good pick up, of a very scarce if not unique coin. Cederlind sure had some nice coins.

 

Prows are very cool, and an important part of how the Empire became dominant. I wont outline it all here, if interested one can google it (or better yet buy a book). Here are some photos:



After the Battle of Actium Octavian built a war memorial in which he placed the prows of captured ships into the monument (long gone of course as the metal was worth too much to be left in a field). The sockets for them can still be seen:

 

dig that fro!

 

Nice coin Dorney!

 

Nice one Ken, Congrats!! Superb galley prow!!

 

Wonderful coin Ken with a great provenance.

 

Very cool coin Ken! Never seen one with a star at the tip of the prow.

 

Ummm, that prow looks like it might be over-compensating for something?



Just jokes => man, that's a beauty!! (congrats, Dorney ... super OP-winner)

 

That was coin I liked best in today's auction. I didn't bid as apparently I'm still on the wagon. Anyway, great catch!

 

That is definitely a nice prow with that dolphin. Wouldn't have noticed it if you didn't tell us...

 

Ummm, I'm hoping that you'll accept other prow examples into the thread?




Ken => congrats again on a wonderful new OP-score!! (total gem)

 

Awesome looking coin, really like the details. The dolphins are an extra bonus.

 

One to be prowd of...