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SYRIA. Chalcis ad Libanum. Cleopatra VII and Marc Antony, rulers of the East (37-31 BC). AE (20mm, 5.24 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 2/5, repatinated, cut. 32/1 BC. BACIΛICCHC KLEOΠA-TPA, diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra VII right / ETOYC KA TOY KAI E ΘEAC NEΩTEPAC, bare head of Marc Antony right. RPC I 4771.
Among the many "gifts" bestowed by Antony on Cleopatra was sovereignty over the lands of Coele Syria, now the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon, with its profitable trade in luxury goods such as cedar wood and exotic spices. This put Cleopatra in direct conflict with Herod the Great of Judaea, who coveted the same lucrative markets, and led to his siding with Octavian in the Civil War.
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
SYRIA. Chalcis ad Libanum. Cleopatra VII and Marc Antony, rulers of the East (37-31 BC). AE (20mm, 5.24 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 2/5, repatinated, cut. 32/1 BC. BACIΛICCHC KLEOΠA-TPA, diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra VII right / ETOYC KA TOY KAI E ΘEAC NEΩTEPAC, bare head of Marc Antony right. RPC I 4771.
Among the many "gifts" bestowed by Antony on Cleopatra was sovereignty over the lands of Coele Syria, now the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon, with its profitable trade in luxury goods such as cedar wood and exotic spices. This put Cleopatra in direct conflict with Herod the Great of Judaea, who coveted the same lucrative markets, and led to his siding with Octavian in the Civil War.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-provincial/ancients-syria-chalcis-ad-libanum-cleopatra-vii-and-marc-antony-rulers-of-the-east-37-31-bc-ae-20mm-524-gm-/a/3076-30227.s?type=CoinArchives3076
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD