Coin or "I am the sign of light", or "I am the tomb of light", or "I am the tomb of Phanes". The coins of Phanes are known to be amongst the earliest of Greek coins, a hemihekte of the issue was found in the foundation deposit of the temple of Artemis at Ephesos (the oldest deposit of electrum coins discovered). One assumption is that Phanes was a wealthy merchant, another that this coin is associated with Apollo-Phanes and, due to the Deer, with Artemis (twin sister of the god of light Apollo-Phaneos). Although only seven Phanes type coins were discovered,
HMS Apollo (1805) July 1842. By March 1845 "Apollo" was back at Portsmouth and under the command of W. Raddiff. In June 1845, "Apollo" was reported to have been wrecked at St. Shott's, Newfoundland with the loss of 60 to 80 lives. In June 1856, the 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade embarked on "Apollo" at Balaclava at the end of the Crimean War for their return to England. She was broken up at Portsmouth on 16 October 1856. Notes Citations References HMS Apollo (1805) HMS "Apollo", the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to be named for the Greek god Apollo, was a