Description: Syria, Laodikeia, before 47 BC. Radiate head of Helios right, oval countermark: head of Cleopatra VII right / ΛAOΔIKE THΣ IEΡAΣ KAI AΥTONOM; Artemis standing left, holding spear and bow.

Diameter: AE22 mm

Weight: 7,48 g

Grade: gF/F

Attribution: RPC I 4403; SNG Cop 334

Commentary: green patina, well centered, worn but recognizable countermark

History: According to Plutarch, Cleopatra learned Egyptian, in contrast to the previous members of 300 years old Ptolemaic dynasty.

Article Number: 034-06-04-41652