Golden Mummies : Coin

Golden Mummies

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Queen Cleopatra VII is one of the most famous rulers of the Ancient World. Contrary to modern fantasies, she is unlikely to have looked anything like the British actress Elizabeth Taylor. The queen is depicted on coins like this with Greek-style hair and a prominent nose. In Pharaonic sculpture, however, she appears as the generically divine goddess Isis.</p>

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