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Long Beach Signature Sale 3049 12-13 Sep 2016
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SELEUCID KINGDOM. Alexander I Balas (AD 150-145 BC). AR drachm (4.17 gm). Antioch , ca. 149-147 BC. Diademed head of Balas right / Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; monograms to outer left and in exergue. SC 1785.5b. HGC 9, 887a. Superb strike, bright surfaces. NGC (incorrectly identified as Demetrius I) MS 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style.
Estimate: 300-400 USD
SELEUCID KINGDOM. Alexander I Balas (AD 150-145 BC). AR drachm (4.17 gm). Antioch , ca. 149-147 BC. Diademed head of Balas right / Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; monograms to outer left and in exergue. SC 1785.5b. HGC 9, 887a. Superb strike, bright surfaces. NGC (incorrectly identified as Demetrius I) MS 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style.
Estimate: 300-400 USD