Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2018 ANA - Sess. A, B, D 14 & 16 Aug 2018
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Berenike II became Queen of Cyrene after her father's death. One of her first moves as Queen was to marry a Macedonian prince named Demetrius the Fair, though after arriving in Cyrene he took an interest in Berenike's mother, Apama. Berenike did not tolerate this affront, and stood at the bedroom door while her assassins killed Demetrius in front of Apama. She needed a new husband so she married her cousin Ptolemy III Euergetes to become queen and co-regent of Ptolemaic Egypt. NGC EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5.
From the John Whitney Walter Collection.
Ex: Stack's Auction, December 1997, Lot #644.
Estimate: $10000.00- $15000.00