Watch List notes:

Ptolemaic Kingdom. Cleopatra VII. 51-30 BC. AE 40 drachms, 8.66g. (0h). AlexandriaObv: Diademed bust of Cleopatra VII right. Rx: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ Eagle standing on thunderbolt left. In left field, cornucopia, in right field, Μ. Dotted border. Svoronos 1872. SNG Cop. 422. BMC, p. 123, 5. Hazzard c1155. Weiser 184. Noeske 383. This is a very elegant and possibly even accurate portrait of Cleopatra. Her coins normally come extremely worn, though of late a few wonderful coins like this have come into the market. The scarcer forty drachma denomination with M rather than Π in reverse field. EF/VF.