Ancients => ALL ABOARD!! => Sweeet, sweeeet Galley-coin!!

Yah, I love animal-coins and coins with weapons on 'em => but man, I absolutely "LOVE" coins with ships!!

=> so this sweet example was caught in my web at first-sight => I fired-out a CLIO-bid and it ran the gauntlet!! (*score*)

I love this coin .... it has a very cool portarit of "young" Caracalla .... plus, it's obviously bringin' one of the coolest galley reverses I've ever seen!! (yummy-yummy!!)

I hope you like it (but I'm never gonna sell it!!)



Caracalla. As Caesar, AR Denarius
Struck AD 201-202
AD 196-198
Rome mint
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.17 grams
Obverse: Laureate and draped bust right
Reverse: ADVENT AVGG, galley left; signum and aquila at stern
Reference: RIC IV 120; RSC 3
Other: 6h ... VF, lightly toned
From the Dr. George Spradling Collection

 

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Superb! Damn - two great scores today. Well-done bro.

 

Ooops => hey, I forgot to add-in

=> please, please,please post any coins that fit this thread!! (ships, Caracalla, young dudes, whatev)

 

Well, I am a total sucka for my other sweet Caracalla-example (wow, I really have this ruler covered with choice coins!!)

I love this next coin!! (it's definitely one of my top-ten)

 

Sweet stuff!

 

Thanks, randygeki ... yah, I like this new score (it's a quality addition)

Ummm, how 'bout somebody posts a galley, or ship ... otherwise, you'll be forced to see my stuff "again"

... oh, but it will eventually encapsulate you anyways ... tick-tock...



c'mon galley-guys-n-gals => man-up!!

 

OK.Steve.. Missing you cheerful friend.. Here's a galley of Valentinian the second, along with 2 other young dudes being of Theodosus the second and probably Valens. Hope all these 3 coins might fit the thread.

 

Thanks, Charles ... I miss you too, my friend

cheers

 

Outstanding coin little bro. What happened to the wagon?

 

Well Bing, my dear ol' Granny used to drink a wee bit and then she'd spout-out => one man's wagon is another man's safety-raft to coin-heaven!!

... ahhh yah, I miss good ol' drunk Granny!!

 

Love it, Steve!!!!

Hey, with you off the wagon, how an I going to score any new coins??? LOL

My youthful and 'cute' Caracalla denarius:

 

MN. FONTEIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FONTEIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Jugate heads of the Dioscuri
REVERSE: Galley under oar
Struck at Rome 108-109 BC
3.9g, 20mm
Cr.307/1, Fonteia 7

 

Wow => nice additions, fellas ... that's the fricken spirit!!



Ummm, I'm gonna toss-in a few of my boat-coins ...






=> sweet, eh?

 

... very cool (great photos)

Thanks dude

 

Great pickup, nice to see a non-animal.

 

Hey => maybe it's an "ark" ..... two goats below deck!!?



Dude => I bought a chick-coin today ...

... hey, check-out my other thread ... ummm hey, Faustina hinted that she kinda likes my new boat ...

I'm just sayin'

 

So many Roman reverse types are static, but this one has great motion. The way the galley is tilted upward, the waves, and the banner flapping in the breeze all give it a sense of movement that's very distinctive.

 

I agree, 100% => the dude was obviously an artist ...

=> this cool craft has "motion" and thankfully he made a great effort to make this coin look a wee bit 3-D ... I think it's absolutely awesome!! (thanks for your critique, JA)

 

Spectacular! That's one sweet little galley , indeed. Nice score, Steve.

I rounded up a few galleys to join your boat party. Where to, Captain?

Marcus Aurelius's:

Hadrian's:


Mark Antony's:


Allectus's:


Postumus's: