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Dekadrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with bust of Berenike II, struck under Ptolemy III
Greek
Hellenistic Period
246–222 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 42.73 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.122
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2277.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Berenike II right, wearing necklace and veil over back of head.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Cornucopia filled with fruits, bound with fillet with fringed ends, between two six-pointed stars.
In field between cornucopia and fillet ends: E
Inscription in Greek around.
Border of dots.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Cornucopia filled with fruits, bound with fillet with fringed ends, between two six-pointed stars.
In field between cornucopia and fillet ends: E
Inscription in Greek around.
Border of dots.
ProvenanceBy 1925: with Naville & Cie, 6 & 8 Rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland, auction 10, Hôtel Schwiezerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 15-18, 1925, lot 1625; by 1928 with Ars Classica, 31 Quai du Mont-Blanc 31, Geneva, Switzerland (Ars Classica [Naville] auction 13, Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 27-29, 1928, lot 947); by date unknown: U.S. Private Collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour