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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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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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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 script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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