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Posthumous decadrachm of Berenike II, Alexandria
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Obverse: Bust of Berenike II right veiled, wearing diadem and necklace.
Reverse: single cornucopiae, filled with grain ear, pyramidal cake, pomegranate abd ckuster of grapes hanging from the side, left. Horn tied with royal diadem. Border of dots.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
R. de Castro Maya Rio de Janeiro (by 1957) sold; through [M.E. Bourgey Hotel Drouot Paris 18 November 1957 lot 157].. [Bank Leu Zurich Auction 28 5 May 1981 lot 221]. Nelson Bunker Hunt Dallas Texas (by 1990) sold; through [Sotheby's New York 19 June 1990 lot 109]. [Bank Leu Zurich Auction 52 15 May 1991 lot 56]. Private Collection California (by 2019) sold; through [Triton XXII Classical Numismatic Group New York January 9 2019 lot 420] sold; to H. N. Kreindler New York (2019) sold; to Harvard Art Museums 2019.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum J.P. Engelcke Coin Purchase Fund
Title: Posthumous decadrachm of Berenike II, Alexandria
Description:
Obverse: Bust of Berenike II right veiled, wearing diadem and necklace.
Reverse: single cornucopiae, filled with grain ear, pyramidal cake, pomegranate abd ckuster of grapes hanging from the side, left.
Horn tied with royal diadem.
Border of dots.
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