Watch List notes:

SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Alexander I Balas, 152-145 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 31 mm, 16.38 g, 1 h), Antiochia on the Orontes, SE 166 = 147/6. Diademed head of Alexander I to right. Rev. [B]AΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛEΞANΔPOY - ΘEOΠATOPOΣ / EYEPΓETOY Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter in his left; in inner left field, monogram; in exergue, ςΞP (date) and monogram. SC 1784.8b. Somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine.


From an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s.