Ptolemy XII Auletes ("the Flute Player") spent much of his reign bribing Roman officials to secure recognition of his legitimacy, eventually paying Julius Caesar and Pompey staggering sums — reportedly 6,000 talents to Gabinius alone for military restoration after his expulsion by Alexandrian mobs in 58 BC. These bronzes were struck in the final years of his restored rule, a reign kept alive entirely by Roman money and Roman soldiers.
His daughter Cleopatra VII came to power immediately after this issue ceased.
Ptolemy XII Auletes ("the Flute Player") spent much of his reign bribing Roman officials to secure recognition of his legitimacy, eventually paying Julius Caesar and Pompey staggering sums — reportedly 6,000 talents to Gabinius alone for military restoration after his expulsion by Alexandrian mobs in 58 BC. These bronzes were struck in the final years of his restored rule, a reign kept alive entirely by Roman money and Roman soldiers.
His daughter Cleopatra VII came to power immediately after this issue ceased.