Triton XIX, Lot: 2104. Estimate $30000. Sold for $27500. 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 Oktadrachm (29mm, 27.69 g, 12h). Attic standard. Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy III, circa 242/1-222. Veiled and draped bust right, wearing necklace / BAΣIΛΣΣHΣ BEPENIKHΣ, filleted cornucopia. Svoronos 1113; van Driessche dies unlisted; SNG Copenhagen 169; Boston MFA Supp. 322; Hirsch 1814; de Luynes 3580. EF. Rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 660.