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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 1659958, member: 44140&quot;]<span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Theamata- the sights, the things to see, later to be referred to as a &#039;wonder&#039;. the guide of the Ancient Traveler, </font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Today we take tour of the cities made famous in Antiquity for their magnificent feats of innovation, architecture and engineering. Over the centuries their have been many lists, in this case we will use the most current list of 7.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Based largely on the list contrived by Antipater of Sidon c. BC 140.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">The list is as follows...</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">The Temple of Artemis @ EPHESUS </font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">The Great Pyramid @ GIZA</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">The Colossus @ RHODES</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">The Hanging Gardens @ BABYLON</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">The Lighthouse @ ALEXANDRIA</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">The Statue of Zeus @ OLYMPIA</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">The Mausoleum of Maussollos @ HALICARNASSUS</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Good luck finding a coin minted in Giza. </font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Here are some of mine</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Rhodes:</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"></font></span><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Rhodes </font></span><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">387-304 BC</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">AR Didrachm </font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">6.64g x 19.4 mm</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Obverse: 3/4 facing head of Helios</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Reverse: Hibiscus (ROSE) PODION Monogram E</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">ref: Sear # 5038 v. </font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"></font></span>[ATTACH]244308.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Halicarnassus:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Persia, Satrap of Caria,Halicarnassus</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">AR 23.6mm Tetradrachm (13.63g)</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Maussollos 377-353 BC</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Obverse: 3/4 facing head of Apollo</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Reverse: Zeus? / Ba&#039;al? Standing Right with Labrandus (Double Headed Axe) MAYSSOLLOY</font></span></p><p>ref: SNG Cop #590.</p><p>Rare.</p><p>[ATTACH]244309.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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