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Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, also called the Pharos, built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280 and 247 B.C., was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Between 393 and 450 feet (120 - 140 m) tall, it was one of the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries. Damaged by three earthquakes between 956 and 1323, it then became an abandoned ruin. It was the third longest surviving ancient wonder (after the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the still extant Great Pyramid of Giza), until in 1480 the last of its remnant stones were used to build the Citadel of Qaitbay on the site. In 1994, French archaeologists discovered some remains of the lighthouse on the floor of Alexandria's eastern harbor.SL110112. Bronze hemidrachm, RPC III 4557 (8 spec.), Geissen 561, SNG BnF 1117, Emmett 638/14 (R5), Savio 7235, Kampmann 27.352, Dattari -, BMC Alexandria -, SNG Cop -, NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 2/5 (The Morris Collection, 4884196-004), Alexandria mint, weight 14.93g, maximum diameter 28mm, die axis 0o, 29 Aug 110 - 28 Aug 111; obverse AVT TPAIAN C-EB ΓEPM ΔAKIK, laureate bust of Trajan right, aegis on left shoulder; reverse Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria, two tritons facing outward on platform, surmounted by statue with lowered right arm and scepter in left, L I-Δ (year 14) across fields; ex Forum Ancient Coins (2020); ex Heritage auction 61160, lot 97107; ex Morris Collection; NGC| Lookup; very rare; SOLD
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