Watch List notes:

SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Bambyce. Alexander III of Macedon, circa 330-325 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 22 mm, 8.60 g, 2 h). 𐡏𐡕𐡓𐡏𐡕𐡇 ('tr'th in Aramaic) Atargatis seated to right, holding a jar in her right hand; before her, thymiaterion. Rev. 𐡀𐡋𐡓𐡎𐡍𐡃𐡓 ('lksndr in Aramaic) Lion lying to left; below, double circlet. Leu 2 (2018), 151. Seyrig, Hieropolis, 13. Extremely rare. Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die, otherwise, very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

The king named on this coin as 𐡀𐡋𐡊𐡎𐡍𐡃𐡓 = 'lksndr is, in fact, none other than Alexander III 'the Great'.