Obverse:
Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right,
her dress embroidered with pearls. Text around
BACILICCA KLEOPATRA QEA NEWTERA.
Reverse:
Bare head of Mark Antony right. Text around
ANTWNIOC AVTOKPATWP TPITON TPIWN ANDRWN.
History:
This tetradrachm, struck after the separation
of Antony and Octavia, heralded the political
alliance between the triumvir and the Egyptian
queen.
Date:
Syrian mint most likely Antioch, circa 36
BC.
Diameter:
2.5cm
