"the statue was considered an ultimate financial reserve, the gold decorating it could be melted down if necessary.[15] According to the various ancient authors,[N 6] the weight of gold used was between 40 and 50 talents, or between 1 and 1.3 tons of gold."
about a thousand bitcoin.
breadcrumb:
https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1lis5ec/the_decline_and_fall_of_the_american_empire/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gH4PvIni5E around pelloponesian war section, some 55 minutes in