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<p>[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 7652343, member: 92212"]Wonderful summary of MUCH historical ground! And all this information reminds me of why coins of Pompey, Cleopatra VII, Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Agrippa, and Octavian will always be in-demand by collectors. </p><p><br /></p><p>I admire your coin group which you included to illustrate your post. My fave is the Cleopatra! I would love to have that type! However, I'm glad though that I have its sister coin type (well, perhaps <i><u>brother</u></i> coin type) which was issued by Octavian right after he gained control of Egypt after Cleo VII's surrender.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1315630[/ATTACH]</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria, Octavian, 80 Drachma, 30-28 BC.</p><p>Obv.: Bare head, right, Augustus/Octavian; ΘΕΟΥ ΥΙΟΥ</p><p>Rev.: Eagle, standing left, cornucopia and Π in fields; KAICAPOC AVTOKRATOC</p><p>Diam.: 26 mm. Weight: 16.2 gr.</p><p>Attrib.: RPC I 5001. Geissen 1. Dattari 2.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 7652343, member: 92212"]Wonderful summary of MUCH historical ground! And all this information reminds me of why coins of Pompey, Cleopatra VII, Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Agrippa, and Octavian will always be in-demand by collectors. I admire your coin group which you included to illustrate your post. My fave is the Cleopatra! I would love to have that type! However, I'm glad though that I have its sister coin type (well, perhaps [I][U]brother[/U][/I] coin type) which was issued by Octavian right after he gained control of Egypt after Cleo VII's surrender. [ATTACH=full]1315630[/ATTACH] Egypt, Alexandria, Octavian, 80 Drachma, 30-28 BC. Obv.: Bare head, right, Augustus/Octavian; ΘΕΟΥ ΥΙΟΥ Rev.: Eagle, standing left, cornucopia and Π in fields; KAICAPOC AVTOKRATOC Diam.: 26 mm. Weight: 16.2 gr. Attrib.: RPC I 5001. Geissen 1. Dattari 2.[/QUOTE]
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