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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III, 246-221 BC. In the name of Berenice. AR pentakaidekadrachm (52,68 g). Struck in Alexandria? 244-221 BC. Draped and veiled bust of Berenice right / ΒΕΡΕΝΙΚΗΣ − ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ, Cornucopiae filled with fruits and bound with fillets flanked by laureate caps of the Dioscuri. An exceptional coin with good metal quality for the issue. Minor roughness in fields and small areas of thicker oxidations. Very minor cleaning scratches in fields, mostly on the reverse. Attractive deep toning. An impressive specimen of this massive denomination. Extremely rare. Svoronos 988,, Vagi Ptolemaic SAN XX.1, pp. 5-10, Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, auction 72, 16.05.2013, lot 392 Grade: 01