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Cleopatra and Mark Antony
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Cleopatra and Mark Antony. AR Denarius, 34 BC, Alexandria mint. Obv. [CLEOPATRAE REGINAE REGVM FILIORVM REGVM] Draped and diademed bust of Cleopatra right, prow before. Rev. ANTONI. ARMENIA [DEVICTA] Bare head of Mark Antony right; behind, Armenian tiara. Cr. 543/1. AR. 3.43 g. 18.00 mm. RR. Very rare and historically important. Bright old cabinet tone. F/VF. Through Cleopatra, Egypt became involved in the chaotic political struggles of the Roman civil war, in which Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Octavian sought to control Egypt’s wealth of grain and gold. Eventually this led to the end of Egypt’s existence as a sovereign nation as well as the destruction of the Ptolemaic dynasty. This coin was struckafter Antony and Cleopatra had married and joined forces to fight Octavian. A year later, in 31 BCE. Octavian would defeat the pair at the Battle of Actium, and the ruling dynasty begun by Ptolemy would end with Cleopatra’s death in 30 BCE. (ART INSTITVTE CHICAGO).
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