Two views of the Prow of a Carthaginian Galley

 

--Corinthian Coin, Spain -- The prow of a galley; c. 226 B. C.

--Carthaginian Carving -- showing the front (bow) of a galley. Note the disc and crescent standard on the prow.

Reference:--

Peter Connolly, "Greece and Rome At War," Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1981