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Description : [ Ancient Greek Silver Coins ] Egypt. Ptolemy III, 246-221 B.C. Pentekaidekadrachm of the Ptolemaic-Phoenician standard. Alexandria. Struck in the name of Berenike II. Veiled head and draped bust of Berenike II r. Rv. Cornucopiae, bound with fillet, flanked by wreathed pilei of the Dioskouroi: ******** ********* 52.66 grams. Svor.988 Thin striking crack in flan, as usual, from 7:00 to near the center of the coin. Lovely surfaces exhibit light gray-silver toning. A stunning example of the largest-denomination Greek silver coin. F.D.C. and rare (See Color plate) E15000-20000 Traditionally known as Dodekadrachms ( 12 Drachms) struck to the Attic standard, these massive silver coins have been reattributed as Pentekaidekadrachms (15 Drachms) struck to the lighter Ptolemaic (Phoenician) weight standard (see the Journal of the Society of Ancient Numismatics, vol. Xx, no. 1). The re-attribution is based on the weight of the coins, which typically ranges from 51.75 grams to slightly more than 53 grams, with the average coin weighing in at about 52.70 grams. Even the lightest specimens in this range are too heavy to be Attic Dodekadrachms of the mid-to late-3rd Century B.C. It also makes the attribution to the mint of Alexandria more likely, as that was the standard employed there. Thus we have a new denomination for Greek coinage, which, at an impressive 15 Drachms, happens to be the largest of all Greek silver coins.

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