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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2974110, member: 76086&quot;]Compelling, but not conclusive.&nbsp; Some coins do exist of her portrait without an inscription.&nbsp; Take for example:</p><p><br /></p><p>Kings of Galatia, 36-25 BC. </p><p>Uncertain mint in Galatia, Pisidia, or Lykaonia</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Draped bust of Artemis right bearing the portrait of Cleopatra VII, bow and quiver over shoulder.</p><p>Rx:&nbsp; Stag standing right. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]730344[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin clearly bears the name of Amyntas.&nbsp; He was an interesting character who had made great strides towards his own empire.&nbsp; He had allied himself to Marc Antony who subsequently awarded him Galatia.&nbsp; These coins clearly bear the portrait of Cleopatra and it is assumed this was his homage to Antony and the Queen.&nbsp; Didnt do him much in the end.&nbsp; As the end game approached he abandoned his benefactor in favor of Octavian.&nbsp; After his death Galatia was transformed into a province.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, this coin was not minted by her but still bears her portrait.&nbsp; And no, I do not agree with the realignment suggested by Kreuzer.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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