Region / Dynasty
Ptolemaic
Issuer
Ptolemy III Euergetes for Berenike II
Dating
ca. 246–221 BCE
Denomination
Eight-Drachm (Gold)
Mint
Alexandria
Obverse
Bust of Berenice II, veiled, wearing a stephane
Reverse
Cornucopia; Greek: BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ - BEPENIKHΣ (of Queen Berenice)
Diameter
26.9 mm
Weight
27.82 g
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