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<p>[QUOTE="Marsman, post: 8237931, member: 99177"]Congrats Donna.</p><p>For me the Pharos coin is the holy grail amongst the drachms.</p><p>I found one last year that I’m very happy with.</p><p>It’s an Antoninus Pius drachm with a colorful patina.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3P6zie9U6Rs/YaJUsZpnEdI/AAAAAAAABdE/gi12R2k90XIW6Dg5vQrjKAg-nkEX4OXwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s610/Pharos%2Bdef%2B100.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS,</b> Drachm of Alexandria in Egypt, A.D. 148/9. His laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.bust right. <b>Rv</b>. ΔΩΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ (= regnal year 12). <b>Isis Pharia </b>sailing right holding billowing sail, in front of the <b>Pharos lighthouse</b> of Alexandria at right which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons.</p><p> Æ30mm., 21.29gm. Dattari 2677. Emmett 1592. Giessen 1604. Kampmann & Ganschow 35, 434. Köln, Alexandria 1601. Milne 2003.</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The Pharos lighthouse was built in the third century B.C. to protect ships from foundering as they entered the harbor of Alexandria. Listed among the Seven Wonders of the World, the massive building was designed by architect Sostratos of Knidos under the sponsorship of the Hellenistic king, Ptolemy II. It survived as a monument to the ingenuity of the ancient world until severe earthquakes toppled the structure in the 14th century A.D. The foundation of the lighthouse now lies beneath an Ottoman fort, built with some of the original blocks used to construct the Pharos.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsman, post: 8237931, member: 99177"]Congrats Donna. For me the Pharos coin is the holy grail amongst the drachms. I found one last year that I’m very happy with. It’s an Antoninus Pius drachm with a colorful patina. [IMG]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3P6zie9U6Rs/YaJUsZpnEdI/AAAAAAAABdE/gi12R2k90XIW6Dg5vQrjKAg-nkEX4OXwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s610/Pharos%2Bdef%2B100.png[/IMG] [B]ANTONINUS PIUS,[/B] Drachm of Alexandria in Egypt, A.D. 148/9. His laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.bust right. [B]Rv[/B]. ΔΩΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ (= regnal year 12). [B]Isis Pharia [/B]sailing right holding billowing sail, in front of the [B]Pharos lighthouse[/B] of Alexandria at right which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons. Æ30mm., 21.29gm. Dattari 2677. Emmett 1592. Giessen 1604. Kampmann & Ganschow 35, 434. Köln, Alexandria 1601. Milne 2003. [I] The Pharos lighthouse was built in the third century B.C. to protect ships from foundering as they entered the harbor of Alexandria. Listed among the Seven Wonders of the World, the massive building was designed by architect Sostratos of Knidos under the sponsorship of the Hellenistic king, Ptolemy II. It survived as a monument to the ingenuity of the ancient world until severe earthquakes toppled the structure in the 14th century A.D. The foundation of the lighthouse now lies beneath an Ottoman fort, built with some of the original blocks used to construct the Pharos.[/I][/QUOTE]
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