Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII, AE Diobol

• Origin: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
• Authority: Cleopatra VII
• Date: 51 - 30 BCE
• Denomination: AE (bronze) diobol
• Mint: Alexandria, Egypt
• Size: 28.5mm, 19g
• Type Number: Svoronos 1871
• Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra VII right, dotted border
• Reverse: ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ - Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, double cornucopiae in left field, dotted border Π in right field.
• Notes: The Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt was founded by Ptolemy I Soter, one of Alexander the Great’s generals, after Alexander's death in 323 BCE. As a significant Hellenistic kingdom based in Alexandria, it became a center of culture and learning, famously housing the Great Library, and melded Egyptian traditions with Greek practices and language.

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