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Lot # 380
Cleopatra and Marcus Antonius. AR Denarius, 34 BC, Alexandria mint. Obv. ANTONI·ARMENIA·DEVICTA. Bare head of Marcus Antonius right; behind, Armenian tiara. Rev. CLEOPATRAE REGINAE REGVM FILIORVM REGVM. Draped and diademed bust of Cleopatra right, prow before. Cr. 543/1; RRSC D 318. AR. 3.99 g. 17.5 mm. Historically important example, fully readable and with pleasant portraits. Two small banker's marks. VF. Through Cleopatra, Egypt became entangled in the chaotic political struggles of the Roman civil war, in which Julius Caesar, Marcus Antonius, and Octavian fought to control Egypt’s vast wealth of grain and gold. This eventually resulted in the end of Egypt as a sovereign nation and the fall of the Ptolemaic dynasty. This coin was struck after Antonius and Cleopatra had married and joined forces to fight Octavian. A year later, in 31 BC, Octavian would defeat the couple at the Battle of Actium, and the ruling dynasty that began with Ptolemy I would come to an end with Cleopatra’s death in 30 BC.
Starting price: € 3'000
Number of bids: 14
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Sold: € 6'500
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