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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 3095739, member: 92212&quot;]Good questions!</p><p><br /></p><p>There were several women named “Berenice” within Greek lands during that era. In fact, more than one of them was associated with Ptolemy III. And as though that does not make research difficult enough, ‘Berenice’ and ‘Berenike’ are indeed both acceptable spellings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ptolemy III had an older sister named Berenice -- Berenice (or Berenike) Phernophorus. And Ptolemy III married a woman named Berenice (or Berenike) -- Berenice II, his cousin (as has been pointed out), and who is sometimes referred to as Berenice of Cyrene rather than Berenice II.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is good to keep in mind that Berenice I (different from the two ladies just mentioned above), was the wife of Ptolemy I, and her image also appears on Ptolemaic coinage. </p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve seen some Svoronos numbers with descriptions stating the female portrait contained is “Berenice I <u>or</u> II”; (ex.’s: Svor_317, Svor_318, Svor_321.)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Verily! Methinks &#039;tis wise to exert caution with the name Berenice/Berenike (and related portraiture and attributions) when researching Ptolemaic coinage.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW: I don&#039;t yet own a Berenike II portrait. Anybody have a nice extra? If so, feel free to mail it to me and I&#039;ll research it carefully... indefinitely!&nbsp; :-D[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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