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title: Silver Tetradrachm Portraying Antony and Cleopatra
author: Sailko
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8292/silver-tetradrachm-portraying-antony-and-cleopatra/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Silver Tetradrachm Portraying Antony and Cleopatra

_Authored by Sailko_

## Image File

[![Silver Tetradrachm Portraying Antony and Cleopatra](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8292.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8292.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) tetradrachm portrays the Ptolemaic queen [Cleopatra VII](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cleopatra_VII/) on one side, and the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) triumvir [Mark Antony](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mark_Antony/) on the other (1st century BCE). [Cleopatra](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/cleopatra/)'s profile has been made to resemble the features of her husband [Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Mark/) [Antony](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mark_Antony/) in the tradition of many [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) portraits of couples. Unlike most coins portraying royal couples, Cleopatra's portrait is not situated behind Antony's. Instead, Antony and Cleopatra are portrayed on opposite sides of the coin with appropriate titles for each. (Altes Museum, Berlin)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sailko. (2018, March 14). Silver Tetradrachm Portraying Antony and Cleopatra. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8292/silver-tetradrachm-portraying-antony-and-cleopatra/>
### Chicago
Sailko. "Silver Tetradrachm Portraying Antony and Cleopatra." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 14, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8292/silver-tetradrachm-portraying-antony-and-cleopatra/>.
### MLA
Sailko. "Silver Tetradrachm Portraying Antony and Cleopatra." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8292/silver-tetradrachm-portraying-antony-and-cleopatra/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antiochia_(forse),_tetradracma_di_cleopatra_VII_e_marcantonio,_36_ac_ca.JPG) by [**Sailko**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antiochia_(forse),_tetradracma_di_cleopatra_VII_e_marcantonio,_36_ac_ca.JPG). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 14 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.