Bronze coin of Cleopatra and Mark Antony
Minted:Chalcis, Syria
Culture: Roman
Date: ca. 32-31 B.C.
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions:
13/16 × 13/16 in. (2.1 × 2 cm)
7.9 grams
Die Axis: 2
Credit Line: Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 91.111.9
Inscribed: Obverse: ΒΑCΙΛΙCCHC KΛΕΟΠ[ΑΤΡΑC]
Reverse: [E]TO[YC] KA TOY KAI Θ[EAC NEWTERAC]
Provenance: Sold by Classical Numismatic Group, Quarryville, to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio, 1990; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1991.
Label Text
Obverse: Bust of Cleopatra; ΒΑCΙΛΙCCHC KΛΕΟΠ[ΑΤΡΑC]
Reverse: Head of Mark Antony; [E]TO[YC] KA TOY KAI Θ[EAC NEWTERAC]
(J. Powers, 2021)
Reverse: Head of Mark Antony; [E]TO[YC] KA TOY KAI Θ[EAC NEWTERAC]
(J. Powers, 2021)
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