Ernle Bradford writes that it is "reasonable to infer" Cleopatra had dark hair and "pale olive skin" by how she portrays herself as a "Eastern Mediterranean type" on her official coins, and that she challenged Rome not as an Egyptian woman, "but as a civilized Greek." Barbara Watterson notes that Cleopatra's coins show .
What did Cleopatra supposedly look like?
Cleopatra did leave some physical clues about her appearance. Some of these can be found in coins. The coin above, minted during Cleopatra's life, gives her curly hair, a hooked nose, and a jutting chin. Most coins of Cleopatra present a similar image — especially the aquiline nose.
What Colour were ancient Egyptian?
The Egyptians typically painted representations of themselves with light brown skin, somewhere between the fair-skinned people of the Levant and the darker Nubian people to the south.
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