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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 2423687, member: 42634&quot;]...but not of coins.&nbsp; i was in nashville TN last weekend and stopped in to see their scale model of the parthenon.&nbsp; it&#039;s pretty cool!&nbsp; located in a downtown park, it was orginally made in the late 1800s for the state centennial celebration.&nbsp; origianlly it was a termporary structure, made permanent in the 1930s or so.&nbsp; my wife took some pics on her phone....</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]502579[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]502580[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]502581[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>the inside houses a small art display and museum of the history of the place....then there is the scale model of athena parthenos.&nbsp; she is awesome, over 40 feet high...nike is over 6 feet tall!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]502582[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]502583[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]502584[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>that&#039;s me to give you an idea of scale!</p><p><br /></p><p>here&#039;s a close up of her shield...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]502585[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>if your ever in the area, stop by and visit...well worth it!</p><p><br /></p><p>here&#039;s a coin i have that i recently reshot.....i <i>think </i>the reverse is the athena parthenos.&nbsp; if not, it&#039;s similar!&nbsp; i know some show her for sure (late athens tetradrachms and such.&nbsp; post your coins of athena parthenos or athena with nike.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/100_9794_zpsl0zk522w.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/100_9794_zpsl0zk522w.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/100_9794_zpsl0zk522w.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">Mysia, City of Lampsacus, 190-85 BC </font></p><p>O: Apollo, R: Athena holding Nike. 20 mm, 6.7 g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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