A study of a 2,000-year-old silver coin found the Egyptian queen, famously portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor, had a pointed chin, thin lips and sharp nose.

Her Roman lover, played by Richard Burton, had bulging eyes, thick neck and a hook nose.

The tiny coin was studied by experts at Newcastle University.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/6357311.stm

She must have been great in bed! - the only answer,
Or a great cook

This story has now gone national.

CNN News:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/14...coin/index.html

Here's another coin of Cleopatra from the Wildwinds data base:



Here, she looks like the businesswoman that she was.

yeah...anyone who collects roman coins knows she was a dog

Yeah, uh, she was freakin' Queen of the Nile. You'd hit it, you know you'd hit it. You'd hit it and then brag about hitting it. Don't try to convince me you'd have some sort of problem hitting it. You'd hit it and then stand in line for more.

Odd. I figured some of you were too old to do that anymore.

Only Art and Izzy

Maybe she just had a lousy press agent.

Is that a medal?

Silver Tetradrachm