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Mnaieon (oktadrachm) of Kingdom of Egypt with head of Berenike II, struck under Ptolemy IV
Greek
Hellenistic Period
211–210 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 27.75 gm. Die Axis: 10
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number55.465
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 322.
DescriptionObverse: Diademed, veiled head of Berenike II to right.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Cornucopiae bound with a fillet.
Border of dots.
Inscription around.
Ruler: Ptolemy III, in the name of Berenike II.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Cornucopiae bound with a fillet.
Border of dots.
Inscription around.
Ruler: Ptolemy III, in the name of Berenike II.
ProvenanceBy 1955: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, London W.C. 2; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., September 15, 1955, for £ 650