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Tetradrachm depicting Queen Cleopatra VII.

Title

Tetradrachm depicting Queen Cleopatra VII.

Creator

Steele, Lawrence E.

Date

1895-1914

Identifier

RDS_D0_653_0019

Subject

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C
Egypt, Ancient
Coins

Description

Tetradrachm depicting Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic pharaoh. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Format

Glass slide

Type

Still image

Original Format

Glass slide

Collection

Lawrence E. Steele Collection

Citation

Steele, Lawrence E., “Tetradrachm depicting Queen Cleopatra VII.,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed December 5, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/6015.

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