EGYPT, Ptolemaic Kings. Cleopatra VII. 51-30 BC. Æ 40 Drachmae (8.47 gm). Diademed bust of Cleopatra right / KLEOPATRAS BASILISSHS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopiae left, M right. Svoronos 1872; SNG Copenhagen 422; Weiser 184; Laffaille -. EF, brown patina, unusually well preserved with a bold portrait. One of the finest known! ($2000) Triton V Sale, 15 Jan 2002, lot 575. Lot sold for USD 4000. Used by permission of Classical Numismatic Group, www.cngcoins.com.