Obverse:
Bare head of Mark Antony right, Armenian tiara
behind. Text around ANTONI ARMENIA DEVICTA.
Reverse:
Diademed
and draped bust of Cleopatra right, stem of
prow before. Text around CLEOPATRAE REGINAE
REGVM FILIORVM REGVM.
History:
This denarius coin commemorates the conquest
by Mark Antony over the Armenians in 34 BC.
The Armenian crown behind Antony represents
his victorious Roman army, the prow beneath
Cleopatra (which appears on no other Roman
coin of hers) stands for the mighty Egyptian
fleet.
Date:
Alexandria mint, Struck 34 BC
Diameter:
1.9cm
