PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 244/3-221 BC. AR Pentadrachm (31mm, 17.11 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy III, circa 242/1-222 BC. Near VF.Electronic Auction 562 Greek, 12h, Silver Sold For $ 950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 244/3-221 BC. AR Pentadrachm (31mm, 17.11 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy III, circa 242/1-222 BC. Veiled and draped bust right / Filleted cornucopia; laureate piloi of the Dioskouroi flanking. CPE 742; Svoronos 989; van Driessche dies D1/R– (unlisted rev. die); SNG Copenhagen –. Toned, flan crack, rough surfaces, heavily tooled and smoothed, edge chips. Near VF. Very rare, only five noted by van Driessche, four in CoinArchives. |