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Octodrachm - Ptolemy VI Philometor, Cleopatra I
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 180 BC - 176 BC |
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| Weight | 27.84 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Queen Cleopatra I facing right, her hair elaborately coiffed and bound with a stephane, the head enveloped in a voluminous veil rendered with finely engraved parallel folds in the Hellenistic court style. The portrait conveys regal dignity with a strong, idealized profile characteristic of Ptolemaic royal imagery. The circular Greek legend ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ runs along the periphery of the field, identifying her as Queen Cleopatra. The coin is bordered by a finely beaded inner circle. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Translation: King Ptolemy) |
| Edge | Plain |
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