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Pentadrachm - Berenike II
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom (Ptolemaic Kingdom (305 BC - 30 BC)) |
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| Year | 241 BC - 221 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Lorber 1.1#745, SvoronosPt#973, BostonMFA#2278 |
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| Reverse description | A large cornucopia (horn of plenty) depicted upright, its interior filled with symbolic abundance including a grain ear, a pyramidal cake, and a pomegranate, with a grape cluster hanging from the left side of the rim. The horn is bound with the royal diadem, its ends hanging freely downward in the lower field. Two six-pointed stars are positioned symmetrically in the left and right fields. The Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΒΕΡΕΝΙΚΗΣ is inscribed around the field, with the letter Ε as a control mark beneath. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΒΕΡΕΝΙΚΗΣ E |
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