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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aethelred, post: 3357301, member: 81808&quot;]I was high bidder on this coin in a Heritage Auction last week. I have been looking for the right coin from Alexandria that showed the Pharos Lighthouse for a good long time, but each example I came across either had problems that made it unacceptable or went for more that I was willing to pay. When I came across this example it thought it had potential,&nbsp; so i waited for the evening of the auction and placed a bid though I didn&#039;t fully expect to win the coin. As I get older and more set in my ways I seem to be winning an ever lower percentage of my bids.</p><p><br /></p><p>At any rate, this is a bronze Drachm of Hadrian dated year 17 (AD 132-133). The reverse shows Isis holding a sail with the Pharos Lighthouse before her. Emmett-1002.17</p><p><br /></p><p>In person the coin displays smoother surfaces and a more pleasant milk chocolate patina than the photos would suggest. I will be liberating it from it&#039;s plastic tomb at my earliest convenience. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B2%2F0%2F3%2F5%2F4%2F20354276%5D&amp;call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B2%2F0%2F3%2F5%2F4%2F20354277%5D&amp;call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Built in 280 BC, The Pharos Lighthouse stood between 363 and 449 feet in height and used a mirror or system of mirrors to concentrate a beam of light that could be seen up to 30 miles out to sea on a clear night. During the day fires were burned that created a pillar of smoke to guide ships. By way of contrast, the tallest lighthouse in the US is the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse which stands at 210 feet. Perhaps more amazing than it&#039;s staggering dimensions was the longevity of the Pharos which survived for 1583 years until it was destroyed in an earthquake in AD 1303. It&#039;s remains were discovered by underwater archaeologists in 1968. It was the second longest surviving of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.sacred-texts.com/etc/tl/img/00300.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Please tell me how you think I did and if you have a coin showing the Pharos please show it off.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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