Greek Trying To ID

Look at these.... down the page a bit on vcoins.

http://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.asp...OnSale=False

I believe the reverse should be rotated 90 degrees clockwise

Ah! Looking at it sideways! thanks guys.

Turned 90 degrees clockwise, there are two letters above the prow which are of uncertain significance. The letters below the vessel are the date, in Aradian. I'm not certain about this but am parroting attributions from a Forvm user named "Arados" who enthusiastically collects coins of... Arados

Link to his/her Phoenicia/Arados gallery. Scroll down and you will see numerous examples of a coin similar to yours, with different legends. I didn't look at all of them. Maybe there is a match.

If you fail to find clarification of your coin's legends, you might send a PM to that Forvm user to see if he/she can tell you anything further.

Got the following message:
I would date your coin between Aradian era date 112-113 or 148-146 B.C, the letters from right to left are Resh and Nun.

I can't be 100% certain if your coin is 112 or 113 because the date runs slightly of flan.

See below for attribution.


Phoenicia, Arados 148-146 B.C

AE ?mm (Thickness ?mm), weight ?g, die axis = ?h (? degrees), denomination C.

Obverse: Braided, bearded head of Zeus right, border of dots.

Reverse: Tripple pointed ram of galley left, Phoenician letters nun (N) and resh (R) above, Aradian era date 112-113 below.

that' a neat coin pish...I saw your original pic before rotation I also thought "tripod".

I kind of get the impression it's nice and thick as well.