Show your coins that depict.....

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  1. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    Definitely not easy on the eyes.
     
    Pickin and Grinin, Feb 15, 2026
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  3. Sting 60

    Sting 60 Well-Known Member

    I can't believe no one has brought this gal up yet. I know, it's a U.S. coin.
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    Sting 60, Feb 15, 2026
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  4. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . . Supporter

    Another "I can't believe . . . " entry.

    While Susan was no fetching beauty, even a steak tied around Eunice's neck couldn't get the dogs to play with her . . . . . . .

    Eunice actually looks like Susan's older brother . . . . .

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  5. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    Is that a guy with long hair? o_O
     
    SensibleSal66, Feb 16, 2026
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  6. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    LOL.
     
    SensibleSal66, Feb 16, 2026
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  7. kountryken

    kountryken Well-Known Member

    Zac Brown Band - "Different Kind of Fine" She make a train take a dirt road...
    LOL
     
    kountryken, Feb 16, 2026
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  8. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    A coin of Cleopatra VII (the seventh Cleopatra was the famous one) is on my "to do" list.

    I looked at some at the FUN show last month, but didn't buy either of the pair I looked at. These usually come pretty rough.

    The real historical Cleopatra did not look like Liz Taylor, of course.

    I'll let this gentleman cover that.

     
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Strange subject for a thread, discussing standards of female beauty (or the apparent lack thereof). But OK, whatever. I'll play along. *shrugs*

    Arethusa is a little weird-looking here. But it is a pretty Archaic coin.

    Greece (Sicily, Syracuse): ca. 470-450 BC silver litra of the Second Democracy
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    Also pretty early. I reckon I've seen better looking versions of Athena than the one featured on the obverse of the famous "owl" coins.

    Greece (Attica): ca. 440-404 BC silver "Owl" tetradrachm of Athens
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  10. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Now Medusa was ugly.....but remove the snakes and give her a proper hairdo...not bad at all:) d87f4f10aed9599fccd2238f8f2ec751 (1).jpg b21a7a438492dd1180ab101b0aa21c3a.jpg
     
    panzerman, Feb 16, 2026
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  11. Gallienus

    Gallienus coinsandhistory.com

    Any guesses as to who's pictured here?
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    Tetradrachm, Cleopatra VII Queen of Egypt, 36 BC

    Oh the real picture:
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    Yes scholars say this is probably not what she looked like.

    She probably looked better than the tetradrachm tho. I hope to one day afford a nicer one...
     
    Gallienus, Feb 21, 2026
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  12. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    She must of been a hottie, otherwise Marcus Antonius would not have dumped Octavia for her.

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  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Cleopatra didn’t need to be a hottie. Don’t forget she was fabulously wealthy and in control of most of the grain Rome needed to feed itself, among other things.
     
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  14. willieboyd2

    willieboyd2 First Class Poster

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    Susan B. Anthony and Cleopatra

    Yes, that Cleopatra, the seducer of Caesar and Mark Antony.

    :)
     
    willieboyd2, Feb 24, 2026
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  15. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Quite a remarkable resemblance there! Sisters, separated by nearly 19 centuries.

    Wow, I don’t know if it has been smoothed or tooled (or not), but that is a super nice Cleopatra Æ! They’re usually pretty ratty, as you know.
     
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  16. Gallienus

    Gallienus coinsandhistory.com

    They can be nice and in fact CNG sold a really nice one in 2025, realizing $9,000. The Louvre (museum in Paris) uses one of the Cleo bronzes as their Cleo coin for their Egyptian display.

    But this one deviates stylistically from every one that I've ever seen.
     
    Gallienus, Feb 26, 2026
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  17. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Coins are not the best sources for accurate depictions of rulers.
    Her statutes show her true figure. 694c83d37ca0507d8369b70ffcc9b178.jpg
     
    panzerman, Feb 28, 2026
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  18. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Ahh, but that’s a late 19th/early 20th century depiction of her, not a contemporary one from ancient times.
     
    lordmarcovan, Feb 28, 2026
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  19. Gallienus

    Gallienus coinsandhistory.com

    I can't believe I'm the 1st one to like that statue. Yet if you put an 1893-S Barber half dollar up here: it would get many likes.
     
    Gallienus, Mar 1, 2026
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  20. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Oh, it's a lovely statue. But it's a relatively modern, romanticized portrayal rather an an accurate ancient one, so it's got little to do with how Cleopatra actually looked.

    (I looked it up. It's from 1902 and is outside the Cairo Museum. Created by French sculptor Ferdinand Faivre.)
     
    lordmarcovan, Mar 3, 2026
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