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ID:     34559
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Greek
Region:     PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM
Issuer:     Berenike II
Date Ruled:     Wife of Ptolemy III
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     2 1/2 drachms
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     BC c. 240
Diameter:     21.7 mm
Weight:     10.551 g
Obverse Description:     Veiled bust of Berenike II right
Reverse Legend:     ΒΕΡΕΝΙΚΗΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ / * - *
Reverse Description:     Single cornucopia, bound by fillet, stars at sides
Mint:     Alexandria
Primary Reference:     Svoronos 979, plate 29 #7 (same dies)
Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=40128
Notes:     Attic standard