Cleopatra VII 69-30 BC and Marc Antony 83-30 BC
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AR (81%) tetradrachm 15.0362 g, 26.7 mm
Antioch (?) 36 BC
1. Burnett, Andrew, Michel Amandry, and Pere Pau Ripollès. 1998. Roman Provincial Coinage Volume I: From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius. Pages 601-602 #4094 and Plate 155 #4094. London: British Museum Press. 2. Wroth, Warwick. 1899. Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Galatia, Cappadocia, and Syria. Page 158 #53 and Plate XIX #3. London: The Trustees of the British Museum. 3. Svoronos, J. N. 1904. Ta Nomismata tou Kratous ton Ptolemaion, Meros Deuteron. Page 316 #1897 and Plate LXIII #22-23. Athens: P. D. Sakellariou
Obverse
Bust of Cleopatra facing right wearing diadem, earring, pearl necklace, and dress embroidered in front with pearls. Border of dots.
ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑ ΘΕΑ ΝΕΩΤΕΡΑ The lunate forms of Σ and Ε, and W for Ω appear in the coin's inscriptions.
Reverse
Bare head of Antony facing right, border of dots.
ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΤΡΙΤΟΝ ΤΡΙΩΝ ΑΝΔΡΩΝ