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<p>[QUOTE="Mr.MonkeySwag96, post: 8176488, member: 100951"]Good luck. It should be quite easy to find coins fitting the nautical theme since designs featuring ships and sea creatures were so prevalent on Greco-Roman coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/XsiZ9d4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mark Antony Legionary Ar denarius, 32-31 BC. Military mint moving with Antony. ANT AVG[III] VI R.R.P.C, praetorian galley to r., rev., Aquila between two signa; LEG XXI across fields (RSC 58). 3.5g, diameter 18mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. CJ Martin</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/MXqT7Oc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>AR Denarius 20mm. 3.95g. Spanish Mint Diademed bust of Genius of the Roman People draped r., sceptre on shoulder; G.P.R. above. Terrestrial globe between rudder and sceptre; EX-S.C. to either side; In ex.: CN.LEN.Q RSC I Cornelia 54; Craw. 393/1a Good VF. Toned with attractive contrast and some remaining lustre. Nice high relief.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Civitas Galleries</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/V5ieysH.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>THRACE, Apollonia Pontika. Mid-late 4th century BC. AR Drachm (3.06 gm; 15 mm). Facing gorgoneion / Anchor; A and crayfish under each fluke. SNG BM Black Sea 167; SNG Copenhagen 459. Well struck on a nice broad flan. Nicely centered. Choice EF. Toned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Pars Coins</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/zqBBDuP.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>AR Denarius 19mm. 3.40g. Rome Mint 79 A.D. Laureate head, r. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M Radiate figure standing on rostral column decorated with ships' rams. TR P VIIII IMP XV COS VII P P RIC II 16a; RSC II 289 Good VF. Scarce. Lightly toned with bright lustre. A few tiny light marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Civitas Galleries</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/VxQFxaC.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, Anonymous, 217 - 215 BC AE Quartuncia, Semilibral Standard, Rome Mint, 16mm, 3.36 grams Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right. Reverse: Prow of galley right, ROMA above. Crawford 38/8 // RBW 103 // Sydenham 88</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Ken Dorney</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Rd0V0we.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Vitellius, AR denarius, Civil War Issue AR 18mm/3.1gm Rome mint c. 69 AD Con/ Slightly off-struck to left, otherwise, Very Fine. Obv/ [A VITELLIVS] GERM IMP AVG TR P; laureate head right Rev/ XV VIR SACR FAC; Tripod-lebes with dolphin laying right above and raven standing right below Ref/ RIC Vol One, 109, RSC111, BCM39</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Noble Roman Coins</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/tFQqCvc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>90 BC - Roman Republic. L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi Æ AS / FRVGI Attribution: Crawford 340/4; Calpurnia 18; Sydenham 677 Date: 90 BC Obverse: Head of Janus Reverse: Prow right, FRVGI below Size: 26.25mm Weight: 9.72 grams Description: nearing VF</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Marc Breitsprecher[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mr.MonkeySwag96, post: 8176488, member: 100951"]Good luck. It should be quite easy to find coins fitting the nautical theme since designs featuring ships and sea creatures were so prevalent on Greco-Roman coinage. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/XsiZ9d4.jpg[/IMG] Mark Antony Legionary Ar denarius, 32-31 BC. Military mint moving with Antony. ANT AVG[III] VI R.R.P.C, praetorian galley to r., rev., Aquila between two signa; LEG XXI across fields (RSC 58). 3.5g, diameter 18mm Ex. CJ Martin [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/MXqT7Oc.jpg[/IMG] AR Denarius 20mm. 3.95g. Spanish Mint Diademed bust of Genius of the Roman People draped r., sceptre on shoulder; G.P.R. above. Terrestrial globe between rudder and sceptre; EX-S.C. to either side; In ex.: CN.LEN.Q RSC I Cornelia 54; Craw. 393/1a Good VF. Toned with attractive contrast and some remaining lustre. Nice high relief. Ex. Civitas Galleries [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/V5ieysH.jpg[/IMG] THRACE, Apollonia Pontika. Mid-late 4th century BC. AR Drachm (3.06 gm; 15 mm). Facing gorgoneion / Anchor; A and crayfish under each fluke. SNG BM Black Sea 167; SNG Copenhagen 459. Well struck on a nice broad flan. Nicely centered. Choice EF. Toned. Ex. Pars Coins [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/zqBBDuP.jpg[/IMG] AR Denarius 19mm. 3.40g. Rome Mint 79 A.D. Laureate head, r. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M Radiate figure standing on rostral column decorated with ships' rams. TR P VIIII IMP XV COS VII P P RIC II 16a; RSC II 289 Good VF. Scarce. Lightly toned with bright lustre. A few tiny light marks. Ex. Civitas Galleries [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/VxQFxaC.jpg[/IMG] Roman Republic, Anonymous, 217 - 215 BC AE Quartuncia, Semilibral Standard, Rome Mint, 16mm, 3.36 grams Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right. Reverse: Prow of galley right, ROMA above. Crawford 38/8 // RBW 103 // Sydenham 88 Ex. Ken Dorney [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Rd0V0we.jpg[/IMG] Vitellius, AR denarius, Civil War Issue AR 18mm/3.1gm Rome mint c. 69 AD Con/ Slightly off-struck to left, otherwise, Very Fine. Obv/ [A VITELLIVS] GERM IMP AVG TR P; laureate head right Rev/ XV VIR SACR FAC; Tripod-lebes with dolphin laying right above and raven standing right below Ref/ RIC Vol One, 109, RSC111, BCM39 Ex. Noble Roman Coins [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/tFQqCvc.jpg[/IMG] 90 BC - Roman Republic. L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi Æ AS / FRVGI Attribution: Crawford 340/4; Calpurnia 18; Sydenham 677 Date: 90 BC Obverse: Head of Janus Reverse: Prow right, FRVGI below Size: 26.25mm Weight: 9.72 grams Description: nearing VF Ex. Marc Breitsprecher[/QUOTE]
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