Coin Portraying Queen Cleopatra I as the Goddess Isis
Ancient Greek
-146–-127
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
cleopatracoinptolemaicinorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzegreco-roman (egyptian)struckcopper alloygoddessesmetal
About
The front of this coin depicts the queen Cleopatra I as the goddess Isis. On the back, an eagle is shown standing on a thunder bolt.
