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1/4 Obol - Kleopatra VII Paphos
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 38 BC - 30 BC |
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| Weight | 1.99 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Cleopatra VII facing right, her hair arranged in the characteristic Ptolemaic melon coiffure and secured with a royal diadem. The effigy is rendered in the Hellenistic portraiture tradition, with fine facial features visible despite the coin's small module. The field is otherwise plain, and the flan shows the irregular shape typical of hammered provincial bronze coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Central device comprising a double cornucopia (dikeras), the twin horns of plenty crossed and bound, filled with fruits and foliage, a symbol closely associated with Ptolemaic royal iconography and dynastic abundance. A circular legend in Greek characters surrounds the device, partially distributed across the field. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show typical patination of Ptolemaic bronze coinage struck at Paphos. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ |
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