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14C075
PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM, BERENICE II
AV 21/2 Drachms (10.70gm) Alexandria, 246-222 B.C.

Diademed, veiled head of Berenice II right / Filleted cornucopiae flanked by stars. Svoronos 979.

Extremely Rare. This unusual denomination is part of the coinage struck by Ptolemy III for his wife, Berenice II, on the Attic standard. The revival of this weight standard, banned in Egypt since c. 305 B.C., is deeply mysterious.
nearly Extremely Fine $12,000
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