HERAKLES - PROW GALLEY / ROMAN REPUBLIC 125-30BC Æ QUADRANS Coin +COA GGcoins

Description

Hercules / Prow of Galley
Roman Republic  era.
Rome mint circa;
125- 30 BC.
Rare
Roman Republic
Æ Quadrans
Size: 18.mm  / Weight:
4.5gm
Obverse:
Head of
Hercules
facing right,
wearing lion-skin headdress...
Reverse: Prow of Galley
facing right; star before,
••• (mark of value) in exergue...
Ref:
Crawford AIIN Vol.29
Personalized COA included
The Coin:
An
fantastic example of a rare ROMAN REPUBLIC  B.C.
era coin
,
it saw some but not much use before it found a safe place
to wait out the centuries.
Always Authentic,  I have never knowingly sold a copy or reproduction!
As grading
is subjective please Judge the coin photos to determine this for yourself.
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History: of coin images
Hercules
In classical mythology,
Hercules
is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the Greek hero's iconography and myths for their literature and art under the
name Hercules.   In later Western art and literature and in popular culture, Hercules is more commonly
used in modern day than Heracles.
Although he was seen as the champion of the weak and a great protector, Hercules' personal problems
started at birth. Hera sent two witches to prevent the birth, but they were tricked by one of Alcmene's
servants and sent to another room.
Hera then sent serpents to kill him in his cradle, but Hercules strangled them both.
In one version of the myth, Alcmene abandoned her baby in the woods in order to protect him from
Hera's wrath, but he was found by the goddess Athena who brought him to Hera, claiming he was an
orphan child left in the woods who needed nourishment.
Hera suckled Hercules at her own breast until the infant bit her nipple, at which point she
pushed him away, spilling her milk across the night sky and so forming the Milky Way.
She then gave the infant back to Athena and told her to take care of the baby herself.
In feeding the child from her own breast, the goddess inadvertently imbued him with
further strength and power.
Hercules is known for his many adventures, which took him to the far reaches of the Greco-Roman world.
One cycle of these adventures became known as the "Twelve Labours",  as follows:
1.    Slay the Nemean Lion.
2.    Slay the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra.
3.    Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis.
4.    Capture the Erymanthian Boar.
5.    Clean the Augean stables in a single day.
6.    Slay the Stymphalian Birds.
7.    Capture the Cretan Bull.
8.    Steal the Mares of Diomedes.
9.    Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons.
10.    Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon.
11.    Steal the apples of the Hesperides.
12.    Capture and bring back Cerberus.
A
galley
is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by rowing. The Prow of the galley is basicly the bow or
front of the galley, this ship characterized by its long, slender hull, shallow draft, and low freeboard
(clearance between sea and railing).
Virtually all types of galleys had sails that could be used in favorable winds, but human effort was
always the primary method of propulsion. This allowed galleys to navigate independently of winds and currents.
The galley originated among the seafaring civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea in the late
second millennium BC and remained in use in various forms until the early 19th century in warfare, trade,
and piracy.
Galleys were the warships used by the early Mediterranean naval powers, including the Greeks, Illyrians,
Phoenicians, and Romans. They remained the dominant types of vessels used for war and piracy in the
Mediterranean Sea until the last decades of the 16th century. As warships, galleys carried various types
of weapons throughout their long existence, including rams, catapults, and cannons, but also relied on their l
arge crews to overpower enemy vessels in boarding actions.
They were the first ships to effectively use heavy cannons as anti-ship weapons. As highly efficient gun
platforms, they forced changes in the design of medieval seaside fortresses as well as refinement of sailing
warships.
The zenith of galley usage in warfare came in the late 16th century with battles like that at Lepanto in 1571,
one of the largest naval battles ever fought. By the 17th century, however, sailing ships and hybrid ships like
the xebec displaced galleys in naval warfare.
They were the most common warships in the Atlantic Ocean during the Middle Ages, and later saw limited
use in the Caribbean, the Philippines, and the Indian Ocean in the early modern period, mostly as patrol
craft to combat pirates. From the mid-16th century galleys were in intermittent use in the Baltic Sea, with
its short distances and extensive archipelagoes.
There was a minor revival of galley warfare in the 18th century in the wars among Russia, Sweden, and Denmark.
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