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title: Coin Portrait of Berenice II
author: Classical Numismatic Group
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10778/coin-portrait-of-berenice-ii/
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updated: 2024-09-10
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# Coin Portrait of Berenice II

_Authored by Classical Numismatic Group_

## Image File

[![Coin Portrait of Berenice II](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10778.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10778.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) (15-drachm) with the portrait of [Berenice](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Berenice/) II on the obverse; the reverse illustrates an overflowing cornucopia between two wreathed caps with the legend naming Queen Berenice, from [Alexandria](https://www.worldhistory.org/alexandria/), c. 246-204 BCE.

CNG sale no. 83, Triton XIII, lot 1361. Courtesy of Victor [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/), Classical Numismatic Group, London.

## Bibliography

- [Branko F. van Oppen de Ruiter. *Berenice II Euergetis.* Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, 45-47, pl. 3.3.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/1137494611/)
- [Catherine C. Lorber. *Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire.* American Numismatic Society, 2018, no. 734.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0897223314/)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Group, C. N. (2019, May 23). Coin Portrait of Berenice II. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10778/coin-portrait-of-berenice-ii/>
### Chicago
Group, Classical Numismatic. "Coin Portrait of Berenice II." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 23, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10778/coin-portrait-of-berenice-ii/>.
### MLA
Group, Classical Numismatic. "Coin Portrait of Berenice II." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10778/coin-portrait-of-berenice-ii/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153956) by **Classical Numismatic Group**. Submitted by [Branko van Oppen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/bvoppen/ "User Page: Branko van Oppen"), published on 23 May 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.