PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 244/3-221 BC. Æ Dichalkon (17mm, 3.71 g, 1h). Heraclea by the Sea or Seleucia in Pieria mint. Struck circa 244-241 BC. Diademed and draped bust right of Berenike II / Eagle with spread wings, standing left on thunderbolt; EY to left. CPE B462; Svoronos 1056; SNG Copenhagen –. Brown patina, minor pitting, area of flat strike. VF.
From the Ken Bressett Collection.