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Octochalkon - Kleopatra VII
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 51 BC - 30 BC |
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| Value | Octochalkon (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Draped and diademed bust of Cleopatra VII facing right, her hair elaborately arranged and bound with a royal diadem, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition. The effigy displays the characteristic features associated with late Ptolemaic portraiture, with a prominent nose and strong profile. The neck is draped, and traces of a legend are partially visible along the upper rim of the flan. The portrait occupies the full field of the coin, with no exergue line. |
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| Reverse description | An eagle with closed wings stands in left profile upon a thunderbolt, rendered in the standard Ptolemaic numismatic convention. To the left of the eagle, a single cornucopiae is depicted upright in the field. To the right, the Greek letter Π appears as a control mark. The encircling legend ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ, meaning 'of Queen Cleopatra', runs around the periphery of the reverse field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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