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Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BC), Egypt, attributed to Alexandr…
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Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BC), Egypt, attributed to Alexandr…
See original version (French)
Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BC), Egypt, attributed to Alexandria
Berenice II (246–222 BC).
Octodrachm or Mnaeion, probably struck posthumously around 211–210 BC.
Gold.
Obverse: Bust of Berenice II, wearing a diadem and veiled, facing right. No inscription
Reverse: APΣINOHΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦOY, double cornucopia, bunches of grapes hanging down at the sides, bound by a net.
Weight: 27.80 g.
SUP to FDC.
Description:
Also known as Arsinoe, Berenice II was the wife of Ptolemy III Euergetes, ‘the Generous’ (246–222 BC), and Queen of Egypt between 246 and 222 BC. As a figure of authority, she was depicted on coins posthumously during the reigns of Ptolemy III and Ptolemy IV.
Our coin features a rare variant of this design, with neither a border nor a symbol on the left-hand side of the obverse, whilst depicting the crowned queen and the double cornucopia.
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