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Tetradrachm - Cleopatra VII Alexandria
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 34 BC - 33 BC |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra VII facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition of the late Ptolemaic dynasty. The effigy displays characteristically sharp facial features with a prominent nose and chin, the hair elaborately dressed and bound with a royal diadem. The portrait is executed in moderately high relief on a broad flan, typical of Alexandrian tetradrachm coinage of the period. The surface shows natural patination consistent with ancient silver coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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