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| Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) (145-116 BC) Æ12 / Cornucopia |
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Attribution: Svoronos 1160 (Ptolemy IV); SNG Copenhagen 648 Uncertain mint, perhaps Cyprus
Date: 145-116 BC
Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Arsinoe III right
Reverse: Double cornucopia tied with fillets
Size: 12.23mm
Weight: 1.67 grams
Rarity:  5
Description: nearing VF. There has been a movement to try and re-attribute and re-invent this coin as a Cleopatra VII portrait coin. This well thought through book review by Oliver Hoover challenges this thought and can be found HERE. Ex Harlan J Berk with his tag. From the Don Doswell Collection.
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