PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Kleopatra VII Thea, 51-30 B.C. BI Tetradrachm, Alexandreia Mint, Dated RY 9 (44/3 B.C.). NGC EF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5. Scratches.
Svor-1823 (Ptolemy XIII); SNG Cop-403. Obverse: Diademed bust of Ptolemy I(?) right, wearing aegis; Reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, LΘ (date) over headdress of Isis; ΠΑ to right. A charming example of this type, issued under the famous queen and not that long after the assassination of her lover, Julius Caesar.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00