| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 33177 Price realized: 1,300 USD (Approx. 1,194 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Cleopatra VII and Marc Antony, as Rulers of the East (37-31 BC). AE (21mm, 6.02 gm, 11h). NGC XF 4/5 - 2/5, adjusted flan. Coele Syria, Chalcis, 32/1 BC. BACIΛICCHC KLEOΠA-TPA, diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right / ETOYC KA TOY KAI E ΘEAC NEΩTEPAC, bare head of Antony right. RPC I 4771. Clear portraits of the formidable partners with a great deal of the legends visible. Among the many "gifts" bestowed by Antony on Cleopatra was sovereignty over the lands of Coele Syria, now the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon, with its profitable trade in luxury goods such as cedar wood and exotic spices. This put Cleopatra in direct conflict with Herod the Great of Judaea, who coveted the same lucrative markets, and led to his siding with Octavian in the Civil War. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-ptolemaic-egypt-cleopatra-vii-and-marc-antony-as-rulers-of-the-east-37-31-bc-ae-21mm-602-gm-11h-n/a/3114-33177.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
