Illustration
Bronze coin of Cleopatra (r. 51-30 BCE), with her portrait and eagle on the reverse. Minted in Alexandria, in modern-day Egypt. (The British Museum, London).
About the Author
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
Related Images
Image
Silver Tetradrachm Portraying Antony and Cleopatra
This silver tetradrachm portrays the Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra...
Image
Mural of Cleopatra and Caesarion as Venus and Cupid
This mid-1st Century BCE mural portrays a statue of Venus and the...
Image
Cleopatra and Caesar
Cleopatra Before Caesar by Jean-Léon Gérôme, oil on canvas...
Image
Roman Portrait of Cleopatra
This marble copy of a portrait dates to between 40-30 BCE and is...
Image
Relief of Cleopatra VII and Caesarion at the Dendera Temple
This relief from one of the walls of the Dendera Temple in Egypt...
Image
Cleopatra as Isis-Aphrodite
This black basalt statue from Egypt portrays the Ptolemaic queen...