Lot no. 116
LAGID KINGDOM (305 BC TO 30 BC) Egypt, attributed to Alexandria Berenice II (246 BC to 222 BC), Gold Octodrachm or Mnaeion, probably made posthumously circa 211-210 BC, Gold. Obverse: Bust of Berenice II, wearing a diadem and veiled, facing right. No inscription Reverse: APSINOHS FI?A?E?FOY, double horn of plenty, bunches of grapes hanging from the sides, tied with a fillet. Also known as Arsinoe, Berenice II was wife of Ptolemy III Euergetes, the Generous (246-222 BC) and Queen of Egypt between 246 and 222 B.C. She was an authority figure, she was minted posthumously on coins posthumously during the reigns of Ptolemy III and Ptolemy IV. CP : 27,80 gr SUP to FDC Our coin presents a rare model of this iconography iconography, with no border or symbol on the left side on the left-hand side of the obverse, while showing the crowned crowned queen and the double cornucopia.
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92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine - France
07/03/2025
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