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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Nautical & Marine||View Options:   | | | Here we include coins that depict Poseidon, Neptune, ships, anchors, prows, dolphins, sea eagles, crabs, scallops, and all things related to the sea. |
Isis was the goddess of motherhood and fertility in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. In later myths about Isis, she had a brother, Osiris, who became her husband, and she then was said to have conceived Horus.RS111406. Silver denarius, RSC III 174, RIC IV S577, SRCV II 6606, Choice VF, well centered, flow lines, deposits, porous, some rev. legend letters weak/unstruck, tiny edge cracks, weight 3.416 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 196 - 211 A.D.; obverse IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right; reverse SAECVLI FELICITAS (era of good fortune), Isis nursing the infant Horus, right foot on prow, anchor rests against altar behind;
Ascalon, Philistia, Judaea, 105 - 106 A.D.
The Philistines conquered Canaanite Ashkelon about 1150 B.C. and it became one of the five Philistine cities that were constantly warring with the Israelites and the Kingdom of Judah. The last of the Philistine cities to hold out against Nebuchadnezzar, it finally fell in 604 B.C.; burned and destroyed, its people exiled, the Philistine era ended. Ashkelon was rebuilt, dominated by Persian culture. After the Alexander's conquest, Ashkelon was an important Hellenistic seaport. The Jews drove the Greeks out of the region during the Maccabean Revolt, which lasted from 167 to 160 B.C. In 63 B.C. the area was incorporated into the Roman Republic. Cleopatra VII used Ashkelon as her refuge when her brother and sister exiled her in 49 B.C. The city remained loyal to Rome during the First Jewish Revolt.JD111093. Bronze AE 14, RPC Online III 3974.9 (9 spec.); Sofaer 91; Rosenberger 60; Yashin 131; De Saulcy 54, BMC Palestine p. 113, 59, Choice VF, green patina, well centered, earthen deposits, weight 2.638 g, maximum diameter 14.3 mm, die axis 0o, Askalon (Ashqelon, Israel) mint, 105 - 106 A.D.; obverse draped bust of Tyche right, wearing turreted crown and veil, variant without ethnic; reverse war galley with oars, acrostolium, and apluster, ΘC (year 209) above; ex Amphora Coins (David Hendin) with his signed photo authenticity receipt;
Herod Archelaus, Ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, 4 B.C. - 6 A.D.
The galley refers to Archelaus voyage to Rome at the beginning of his reign. His father had modified his will, naming Archelaus younger brother, Antipas, king. Archelaus sailed to Rome to appeal and was awarded a large share of the kingdom and the title ethnarch. The galley reminded those that thought to challenge him that he had the backing of Rome.JD111344. Bronze prutah, Hendin 6226 (S); Meshorer TJC 71; RPC I 4915; BMC Palestine p. 231, 1, aVF, well centered, earthen encrusted, obv. edge beveled, weight 1.380 g, maximum diameter 14.2 mm, die axis 0o, Jerusalem mint, 4 B.C. - 6 A.D.; obverse HPΩ (Greek: of Herod), double cornucopia, adorned with grapes, horns parallel tops to left; reverse EΘNPAHX (or similar, Greek: Ethnarch), war galley facing left with aphlaston, oars, and ram; scarce;
Judean Kingdom, Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan), 104 - 76 B.C.
Jannaeus' anchor coins were probably struck after the conquest of the coastal cities (with the exception of Ashkelon) in 95 B.C. The anchor probably publicized the annexation of these areas. -- Ancient Jewish Coinage by Yaakov MeshorerJD111361. Bronze prutah, Hendin 6189, Meshorer TJC K, Hendin 6189, Sofaer 221, Hendin 6189, Meshorer TJC K, Meshorer AJC C, HGC 10 637, VF, dark patina with highlighting earthen deposits, off center, obverse edge beveled, weight 3.365 g, maximum diameter 16.0 mm, Jerusalem mint, 95 - 76 B.C.; obverse star of eight rays and central pellet surrounded by diadem, Paleo-Hebrew inscription 'Yehonatan the king' between rays; reverse Greek legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY (of King Alexander), upside-down anchor;
Judean Kingdom, Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan), 104 - 76 B.C.
Jannaeus' anchor coins were probably struck after the conquest of the coastal cities (with the exception of Ashkelon) in 95 B.C. The anchor probably publicized the annexation of these areas. -- Ancient Jewish Coinage by Yaakov MeshorerJD111362. Bronze prutah, Hendin 6189, Meshorer TJC K, Hendin 6189, Sofaer 221, Hendin 6189, Meshorer TJC K, Meshorer AJC C, HGC 10 637, aVF, attractive dark patina with highlighting red earthen deposits, obv. off center, obv, edge beveled, weight 2.372 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, Jerusalem mint, 95 - 76 B.C.; obverse star of eight rays and central pellet surrounded by diadem, Paleo-Hebrew inscription 'Yehonatan the king' between rays; reverse Greek legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY (of King Alexander), upside-down anchor;
Ascalon, Philistia, Judaea, Late 1st Century B.C.
Askalon lies on the shore of the Mediterranean, ten miles north of Gaza and about 40 miles south of Joppa. Herod the Great ruled all of Palestine, except Askalon, which remained a free city. Today, a national park at Ashqelon, Israel includes ruins of Canaanite, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Crusader walls and buildings.JD111091. Bronze AE 16, cf. RPC Online I 4873 (10 spec.); Sofaer 47; Baramki AUB 52; Rosenberger 79; BMC Palestine p. 110, 36, gF, green patina, earthen encrustations, irregular flan with part of the edge ragged, weight 2.831 g, maximum diameter 15.9 mm, die axis 0o, Askalon (Ashqelon, Israel) mint, late 1st century B.C.; obverse bare-headed and beardless young male head right; reverse prow of war galley left with ram, acrostolium, and oars, AΣ above (Σ in the form of a squared C); rare;
Judean Kingdom, Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan), 104 - 76 B.C., Widow's Mite
Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow put more into the treasury than all the others. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on." (Mark 12:43-44)JD111755. Bronze lepton, Hendin 6191a, Meshorer TJC L3, Meshorer AJC I Cd1, HGC 10 644, Cohen DCA 803, VF, dark green-brown patina, earthen deposits, obv. off center, scratches, reverse edge beveled, sprue remnant, weight 1.448 g, maximum diameter 16.0 mm, Jerusalem mint, 80 - 79 B.C.; obverse Aramaic inscription: King Alexander year 25, star of eight rays and central pellet within circle of dots; reverse Greek legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY (of King Alexander), upside-down anchor within linear circle, no date; ex CNG e-auction 510 (23 Feb 2022), lot 281; ex Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection, ex ILM (Apr 1987);
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Tiberias, Galilee, Judaea
Tiberias, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, was founded by Herod Antipas in 20 A.D., named in honor of the Roman emperor Tiberius. Tiberias was the capital of Galilee and for Herod Antipas. Tiberias is mentioned in John 6:23, after Jesus' miraculous feeding of 5000, a crowd seeking Jesus took boats from Tiberius across the lake. Tiberias did not participate in the Bar Kokhba revolt. Following the expulsion of Jews from Jerusalem and most of Judaea after 135, Tiberias and its neighbor Sepphoris became the major Jewish cultural centers. The Mishna and Talmud were both finished at Tiberias.RP111762. Bronze AE 14, RPC III 3935.24 (this coin); Kindler Tiberias 10; Rosenberger III p.66, 15; Sofaer 13; SNG ANS 1116; BMC Palestine p. 9, 34, VF, near black patina, highlighting red earthen deposits, weight 2.956 g, maximum diameter 13.8 mm, die axis 0o, Galilee, Tiberias (Israel) mint, 120 A.D.; obverse AY TPA AΔPIANW KAIC CEB, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse war galley left with oars, ram, acrostolium, and apluster, TIBEP / KΛAY in two lines above, L AP below (year 91); ex CNG e-auction 510 (23 Feb 2022), lot 643; ex Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection; scarce;
Lot of 4 Silver Fractions From Phoenicia, c. 425 - 300 B.C.
GA97055. Silver Lot, Phoenician silver fractions, c. 0.6g - 0.8g, c. 9mm, 4 coins,
Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochus VII Euergetes Sidetes, 138 - 129 B.C.
David Hendin identifies the mint city as Jerusalem. Some numismatists have attributed this type to Askalon. Houghton and Lorber attribute it to an uncertain mint in southern Koile-Syria.GY111516. Bronze AE 12, Houghton-Lorber II 2122, SNG Spaer 2095, Houghton CSE 819, Hendin 6166 (Jerusalem mint), HGC 9 1111, VF, green patina, highlighting earthen deposits, rev. off center, weight 1.108 g, maximum diameter 11.8 mm, die axis 45o, southern Koile-Syria (?, uncertain) mint, 138 - 137 B.C.; obverse crested Boeotian helmet with cheek guards; reverse ANTIOXOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, aphlaston; this is the first specimen of this type handled by FORVM, ex Zuzim Inc. (Isadore Goldstein, Brooklyn, NY);
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