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Month: March 2025

“Cleopatra’s Needle” & the Bronze Portrait Coins Found by Commander Gorringe in 1880

Posted on March 13, 2025September 30, 2025

When Henry Gorringe excavated Cleopatra’s Needle in 1880, he reportedly found this bronze coin of Cleopatra under the pedestal. Its whereabouts and significance were forgotten for 140 years. Until now.

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