Coin Portrait of Berenice II

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Illustration

Branko van Oppen
by Classical Numismatic Group
published on 23 May 2019

Silver coin (15-drachm) with the portrait of Berenice II on the obverse; the reverse illustrates an overflowing cornucopia between two wreathed caps with the legend naming Queen Berenice (Alexandria, ca. 246-204 BCE; CNG sale no. 83, Triton XIII, lot 1361). [Courtesy of Victor England, Classical Numismatic Group, London.]

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