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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1827027, member: 19463&quot;]I&#039;m not sure what it means but the red background coin rendition (drawing , not a photo) seems to have been taken from a Greek stamp design that copied the coin type TIF provided above.&nbsp; Notice that the broken right edge of the coin on the stamp is reproduced on the red background coin but material was added to give it a proper rim.</p><p><a href="http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/images/Pharos.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/images/Pharos.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/images/Pharos.jpg</a></p><p>Many coins of Alexandria were circulated a lot and survive today in pretty terrible condition.&nbsp; Many types were a bit ordinary.&nbsp; If you combine a type showing one of the wonders of the ancient world with a high grade specimen, you will be talking a lot of money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most Pharos coins seem to be bronzes but the British museum has a silver with the ship and lighthouse design.&nbsp; They are not selling and I&#039;m not sure how many more of these exist.&nbsp; A tetradrachm of Commodus from Alexandria is not particularly expensive with an ordinary god reverse but I&#039;ve not seen a silver Pharos for sale so they must be a bit rare.</p><p><a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/b/billon_tetradrachm_of_the_city.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/b/billon_tetradrachm_of_the_city.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/b/billon_tetradrachm_of_the_city.aspx</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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