Cleopatra VII Tetradrachm

Description

The Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Cleopatra VII Portrait Tetradrachm
Ascalon Mint
EGYPT 50-49 B.C.

Cleopatra VII daughter of Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra VI. She ruled the last fourteen years of her reign with Caesarion her son by Julius Caesar.

Obverse: Diademed head of Cleopatra

Reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt, palm branch over shoulder (a symbol of victory), dove standing left.
Legend reads in Greek, “Queen Cleopatra”

Diameter: 26 mm

Heavy Silver-plated. Made in the USA
Packaged in a coin collecting flip with the description of coin printed on flip insert.