SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Alexander I Balas, 152-145 BC. AE (Bronze, 20 mm, 7.63 g, 1 h), quasi-municipal issue, Apameia on the Axios, SE 163 = 150/49. Diademed head of Alexander I to right. Rev. ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ - ΓΞΡ Zeus standing front, head to left, holding helmet in his right hand and long scepter in his left; to left, monogram. HGC 9, 904. SC 1804c. Attractive earthen highlights. Very fine.