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Story about coin....Cleopatra was no looker

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, standards were different in the 1st Century BC, I reckon.

    Besides, who knows how accurate the coin engraving is?

    Probably pretty close, but a somewhat unflattering portrait, nonetheless.

    Here she is in statuary.

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  • shadargroupshadargroup Posts: 144 ✭✭
    Maybe the engraved didn't like her... maybe it was of her mother, or ugly step sister? ;-)

    Just a thought..
    If you don't ask, you won't know...
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