PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM. Cleopatra VII. 50-31 B.C. Æ 40 drachmai. 9.06 gm. 21 mm. Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra VII right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. SGC II: 7956. SNG Cop 422ff. Evenly and smoothly worn; head and hair detail present; profile evident; attractive even brown patina. Attractive example of this elusive type. Very Rare.
Cleopatra married her lover Mark Antony under Egyptian law, though under Roman law he was still legally married to Octavia.