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Ancient Mesopotamian Hanging Gardens of Babylon Drachm

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The Lost Wonder Of The Ancient World

There are husbands who say they will do anything for their wives. History has confirmed that this is true even for some of the most powerful men who have ever lived. Take Nebuchadnezzar II for example, Historically known as Nebuchadnezzar the Great, at the time of his death in 562 BC after a long 43-year reign he was one of, if not THE most powerful rulers in the world. He was not only the king of Babylon, he was also hailed as the King of the Universe! But even a man as exalted as Nebuchadnezzar needed love and after his father arranged a marriage between him and a Median princess named Amytis, Nebuchadnezzar set out to woo his bride in the only way he knew how—by embarking on a massive building project that brought the trees and plants from her native land to Babylon! Thus, was born the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonder of the Ancient World.

All For The Love Of A Foreign Princess

While some historians doubt the existence of Babylon’s Hanging Garden, this coin says otherwise. The “Pellets” shown on the reverse of this ancient Mesopotamian coin are believed by some numismatists to be representative of the fruits that would have filled the trees planted in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. These dime-sized bronze drachms measure between 11.7 and 14.5 mm in diameter, and although the exact age of these ancient coins is difficult to determine, they have definitely seen circulation. Imagine holding a coin that witnessed the grandiose reign of Nebuchadnezzar the Great and how he built one of the world’s greatest kingdoms all to win the love of a foreign princess!

About The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were compiled in the fourth century during the height of the Roman Empire by Philo of Byzantium. Of the seven listed in his treatise called De septum mundi miraculis, only one of the original seven—the Pyramids of Giza—still exists today. Another five of these attractions are well known to scholars of antiquity: the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the Colossus of Rhodes. The location of the hanging Gardens of Babylon have never been definitively located, leading some to speculate that they never existed or were possibly located today southern Iran and built by the Elymais, descendants of the Old Babylonian period.

This coin, then, may be the missing piece to a millennia-old puzzle, pointing to Elam as being the site of the lost Wonder of the Ancient World. Don’t wait, hang this coin in your collection right now!

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Country Ancient
Composition Bronze
Denomination 1.00
Currency Type Drachm
Coin Weight 3.1 Grams - g