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Hemidrachm - Berenike II Alexandria
Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
Year | 246 BC - 222 BC |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | Hemidrachm (1/2) |
Currency | Attic drachm (reform of Berenice II, circa 246 – 221
BC) |
Composition | Gold |
Weight | 2.13 g |
Dimensions | 14 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
Engraver(s) | |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | Lorber 1.1#740, PCO#cpe.1_1.740, SvoronosPt#981 |
Obverse description | Diademed and veiled bust of Berenice II right, wearing necklace, dotted border. |
Obverse script | |
Obverse lettering | |
Reverse description | Cornucopia bound with diadem; star to either side (symbols of the Dioscuri), dotted border. |
Reverse script | Greek |
Reverse lettering | ΒΕΡΕΝΙΚΗΣ-ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ (Translation: Queen Berenice) |
Edge | |
Mint | |
Mintage | ND (246 BC - 222
BC) - -
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Catalog ID | 7954923380 |
Comments | |