Triton XIX, Lot: 2108. Estimate $5000. Sold for $7500. 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 (12mm, 2.11 g, 11h). Attic standard. Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy III, circa 242/1-222. Veiled and draped bust right, wearing necklace / BAΣIΛΣΣHΣ BEPENIKHΣ, filleted cornucopia; stars flanking. Svoronos 981; van Driessche dies unlisted; SNG Copenhagen –; Boston MFA 2280; BMC pl. XIII, 5; Consul Weber 4494; Dewing 2758; Hirsch 1813. Near EF. Rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 91257 (March 1996).