CNG 100, Lot: 114. Estimate $500. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 244/3-221 BC. AV Hemidrachm (10.5mm, 1.55 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy IV, circa 222-205/4 BC. Veiled and draped bust right, wearing stephanos / Filleted cornucopia. Svoronos 983; van Driessche 983, dies unlisted; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; Boston MFA –; Noeske –. VF, numerous marks. Very rare, only sixteen examples noted by van Driessche.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from David Hendin, April 2000.