348, Lot: 49. Estimate $75. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 244/3-221 BC. Æ Chalkous (12mm, 1.41 g, 12h). Uncertain mint on the north Syrian coast. Struck circa 244-241 BC. Diademed and draped bust right of Berenike II / Filleted cornucopia; club to left. Svoronos 1050; Weiser 83; SNG Copenhagen –; Noeske –. VF, brown surfaces, light roughness.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 064.

Per Cathy Lorber, the mint is probably either Ras Ibn Hani (Lorber) or Seleucia in Pieria (Weiser).

CNG is pleased to offer a large selection of Ptolemaic coins from the J. P. Righetti Collection. This group of coins is mostly comprised of diverse varieties of bronze issues from the beginning to the end of the Ptolemaic kingdom. The classification of many Ptolemaic bronze issues has been highly debated among numismatists, often with researchers publishing highly divergent attributions to various kings, and also in the naming of the denominations used. For this selection, we generally followed the attributions and denominations given on Dan Wolf’s website, www.ptolemybronze.com, who has been closely working with noted numismatic scholar, Catharine Lorber. The first of Cathy’s books on the Ptolemaic coinage, which will supplant the long outdated Svoronos, is imminently forthcoming, and we would like to thank her for reviewing this special offering. Her conclusions regarding each coin’s issuer, denomination, and mint are followed herein.