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Object Type
Museum number: TC,p237.1.CleMA
Denomination: tetradrachm
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Diademed, draped bust of Cleopatra, right. (obverse); Bare head of Antony, right. (reverse)
State
Authority: Ruler: Cleopatra the Great; Ruler: Mark Antony
Cultures/periods
Production date: 36BC (circa)
Production place: Minted in: Syria
Materials
Dimensions: Diameter: 27 millimetres; Weight: 14.366 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RPC1 / Roman provincial coinage. Vol.1, From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius (44 BC-AD 69) (4094/1); BMC Greek (Galatia) / Catalogue of the Greek coins of Galatia, Cappadocia and Syria (56, p.158); Taylor Combe 1814 / Veterum Populorum et Regum Numi qui in Museo Britannico Adversantur (The Coins of Ancient Peoples and Kings Preserved in the British Museum)
Location: On display (G22/dc2/34)
Subjects: king/queen; ruler
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Cleopatra the Great; Named in inscription & portrayed: Mark Antony
Acquisition notes: This denotes the first catalogue produced of the British Museum coin and medal collections by Taylor Combe, the then Keeper of Antiquities, in 1814.
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: TC,p237.1.CleMA
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: TC,p237.2 (Found swapped on ticket.)
C&M catalogue number: GC20 (BMC Greek (Galatia)) (158) (56)

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