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Tetradrachm - Cleopatra VII Alexandria
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom (Ptolemaic Kingdom (305 BC - 30 BC)) |
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| Year | 38 BC - 37 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Ptolemy I facing right, rendered in the idealized Hellenistic portrait style, with the royal diadem encircling the head. An aegis is draped about the neck, its scaled surface and serpent border rendered in fine relief, serving as a divine attribute associating the king with Zeus and Alexander the Great. The portrait displays strong, mature facial features characteristic of late Ptolemaic die engraving traditions, with the hair arranged in layered locks beneath the diadem. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the periphery, as typical of hand-struck Alexandrian silver issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A Ptolemaic eagle with closed wings stands in profile to the left upon a thunderbolt, the dynastic emblem of the Ptolemaic coinage tradition maintained continuously from Ptolemy I. A palm frond rises prominently over the eagle's right shoulder, symbolising victory and divine favour. In the lower left field, the distinctive headdress of Isis — a throne symbol — is placed as a secondary control mark. The reverse field is framed by the royal legend in two lines, with the regnal date rendered in the form of a field notation to the right. The composition follows the well-established Alexandrian tetradrachm reverse type introduced under Ptolemy I and perpetuated throughout the dynasty. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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