REPRODUCTIONS, PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 246-222 BC. Cast "AV Mnaieion – Oktadrachm" (27mm, 13.01 g, 1h). Derived from a British Museum electrotype (COPY on edge). Veiled and draped bust right / Cornucopia, grape bunches hanging at sides, bound with fillet; to left, bee right. Head, Guide, Period V.A., 31; cf. GPCG pl. 33, 23 (this coin); cf. CPE 777 (for prototype). Pierced, scratches, lightly toned. Good VF.
From the Ken Bressett Collection.