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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PeteB, post: 4736892, member: 99412&quot;][ATTACH=full]1158744[/ATTACH]</p><p>ACHAIA, Patrai. Circa 35 BC. AR Hemidrachm (17mm, 2.2 gm, 2h). Obv: Head of Aphrodite right, wearing stephanos. Rev: ΔA/MACIAC (Damasias, son of Agesilaus, magistrate) in two lines above Patrai monogram; all within wreath.&nbsp; BCD Peloponnesos 525-8. Struck before substantial wear affected this die, as seen on the BCD example.</p><p>CNG wrote &quot; The date of the issue, in the mid-30s BC, suggests that the issue was made in conjunction with Mark Antony’s preparations for his incipient war with Octavian. The head of Aphrodite may also have the features of Cleopatra VII, as many issues in the region at this time used her likeness in an attempt to flatter the wealthy queen (in fact, another issue of Patrai, BCD Peloponnesos 531-531, were overt issues in the name of Cleopatra).&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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