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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2514193, member: 56859"]I don't think you can make a set of ancient coins showing all of these seven ancient wonders.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Great Pyramid of Giza:</b> not depicted on any ancient coins as far as I can tell. There is a <a href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=319980" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=319980" rel="nofollow">bronze coin from Cappadocia</a> that is described as showing a pyramid but I don't think it represents the Great Pyramid of Giza. There are a handful of Roman Egyptian coins which might show the Great Sphinx (examples <a href="http://www.colosseocollection.com/p444364358/h384777e2#h384777e2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.colosseocollection.com/p444364358/h384777e2#h384777e2" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/egypt-marcus-aurelius-great-sphinx-obol" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/egypt-marcus-aurelius-great-sphinx-obol" rel="nofollow">here</a>).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hanging Gardens of Babylon:</b> as above ([USER=78058]@Smojo[/USER]: you mentioned formerly owning a coin showing the hanging gardens. Can you tell me more about it? I haven't found any.)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ephesus, Temple of Artemis:</b> many different examples in Roman Provincial coins</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Olympia, statue of Zeus:</b> Many coins show Zeus seated on a throne but may not be a true reproduction of the Olympia status by Phidias. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Zeus_at_Olympia#/media/File:Forngrekiska_mynt_fr%C3%A5n_Elis_med_bilder_efter_Fidias_staty_av_Zeus_i_Olympias_Zeustempel.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Zeus_at_Olympia#/media/File:Forngrekiska_mynt_fr%C3%A5n_Elis_med_bilder_efter_Fidias_staty_av_Zeus_i_Olympias_Zeustempel.jpg" rel="nofollow">Shown in Wikipedia</a> there is a coin from Elis, Olympia, which seems to be true to the descriptions of the original statue. I wasn't able to find this particular type of Elis coin in any of my Greek coin books,high-end catalogs, or online databases. It must be extremely rare! There are some very rare Roman Provincial coins with reverses showing the Phidias Zeus, including coins of <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=170406" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=170406" rel="nofollow">Hadrian</a>, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=170409" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=170409" rel="nofollow">Caracalla</a>, and <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=170410" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=170410" rel="nofollow">Geta</a> (and perhaps more-- I didn't check source references).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Mausoleum at Halikarnassos:</b> I haven't seen it on an ancient coin but there is a representation on a <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2165039" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2165039" rel="nofollow">16th century medal</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Colossus of Rhodes:</b> I haven't seen a Rhodes coin (or any ancient coin) showing the entire statue. There are coins of Nero's colossus which resembled the Colossus of Rhodes but with Nero's head.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Lighthouse of Alexandria:</b> depicted on several different emperors' coins struck in Roman Egypt.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is entirely possible that some of the above types exist and that I simply missed finding them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2514193, member: 56859"]I don't think you can make a set of ancient coins showing all of these seven ancient wonders. [B]Great Pyramid of Giza:[/B] not depicted on any ancient coins as far as I can tell. There is a [URL='http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=319980']bronze coin from Cappadocia[/URL] that is described as showing a pyramid but I don't think it represents the Great Pyramid of Giza. There are a handful of Roman Egyptian coins which might show the Great Sphinx (examples [URL='http://www.colosseocollection.com/p444364358/h384777e2#h384777e2']here[/URL] and [URL='http://www.tifcollection.com/egypt-marcus-aurelius-great-sphinx-obol']here[/URL]). [B]Hanging Gardens of Babylon:[/B] as above ([USER=78058]@Smojo[/USER]: you mentioned formerly owning a coin showing the hanging gardens. Can you tell me more about it? I haven't found any.) [B]Ephesus, Temple of Artemis:[/B] many different examples in Roman Provincial coins [B]Olympia, statue of Zeus:[/B] Many coins show Zeus seated on a throne but may not be a true reproduction of the Olympia status by Phidias. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Zeus_at_Olympia#/media/File:Forngrekiska_mynt_fr%C3%A5n_Elis_med_bilder_efter_Fidias_staty_av_Zeus_i_Olympias_Zeustempel.jpg']Shown in Wikipedia[/URL] there is a coin from Elis, Olympia, which seems to be true to the descriptions of the original statue. I wasn't able to find this particular type of Elis coin in any of my Greek coin books,high-end catalogs, or online databases. It must be extremely rare! There are some very rare Roman Provincial coins with reverses showing the Phidias Zeus, including coins of [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=170406']Hadrian[/URL], [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=170409']Caracalla[/URL], and [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=170410']Geta[/URL] (and perhaps more-- I didn't check source references). [B]Mausoleum at Halikarnassos:[/B] I haven't seen it on an ancient coin but there is a representation on a [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2165039']16th century medal[/URL]. [B]Colossus of Rhodes:[/B] I haven't seen a Rhodes coin (or any ancient coin) showing the entire statue. There are coins of Nero's colossus which resembled the Colossus of Rhodes but with Nero's head. [B]Lighthouse of Alexandria:[/B] depicted on several different emperors' coins struck in Roman Egypt. It is entirely possible that some of the above types exist and that I simply missed finding them.[/QUOTE]
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