Description
- Marc Antony and Cleopatra, A Most Famous Romance 34 B.C. Size 19 mm. OBVERSE: Portrait of Cleopatra, REGINAE REGVM FILIORVM REGVM, her diad. REVERSE: ANTONI ARMENIA DEVICTA, his head right, Armenian tiara behind.
- The romance between Antony and Cleopatra might have changed the world. If Antony had succeeded in winning sole control of Rome with Cleopatra as his queen, He could have changed the course of the Roman Empire, making the world we live in today a different place. However, their relationship ended in mutual suicide in 30 BC.
- . Following the assassination of Julius Caesar who had been Cleopatras lover, Cleopatra and Mark Antony had an affair and then married having 2 children
- These are not Ancient Coins. They are new, copyrighted, engravings showing the coin in new, non-circulated condition. They are accurately detailed, using museum quality authentic ancient coins as models. They are accurate in size and imagery. The Coins are cast in the finest quality, solid pewter. If you enjoy ancient history and Greek and Roman Mythology, you will enjoy these coins.
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The romance between Antony and Cleopatra might have changed the world. If Antony had succeeded in winning sole control of Rome with Cleopatra as his queen, He could have changed the course of the Roman Empire, making the world we live in today a different place. However, their relationship ended in mutual suicide in 30 BC, eleven years after it started, when Roman troops engulfed the Egyptian city of Alexandria and threatened their capture. This coin shows Cleopatra and Mark Antony. Following the assassination of Julius Caesar who had been Cleopatras lover, Cleopatra and Mark Antony had an affair and then married having 2 children. Since Mark Antony had been married to Octavians sister, their union caused problem in Rome. It was clear that Octavian had more power than Mark Antony, and both Mark Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide separately.