Near Alexandria in northern Egypt, archaeologists found 337 coins with the image of Cleopatra, female and male busts and the ruins of a temple from the ancient Greek period of the 4th century BC.
This was announced by the Ministry of Antiquities of the Republic.
“Notable artefacts that have been discovered include a small white marble bust of a woman wearing a royal crown and a limestone bust of a king wearing a nemes – a royal headdress in ancient Egypt,” the statement said. Noi.md with reference to .
Archaeologists’ opinions about who the woman with the crown is are divided: it could even be Cleopatra or a princess from the Ptolemaic dynasty.
“The mission also found 337 coins, some of which depict Queen Cleopatra VII, a series of clay vessels for rituals, oil lamps, limestone vessels for storing food and cosmetics, statuettes made of bronze and an amulet in the form of a scarab,” the ministry added.
