Oslo Myntgalleri AS
Auction 27 27-28 Nov 2021
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SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Alexander I Balas (152-145 BC). AR tetradrachm (16,25 g). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 164 (=149/8 BC). Diademed head of Alexander I to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY - ΘEOΠATOPOΣ EYEPΓETOY, Zevs seated left on throne, holding scepter and Nike that crowns him. ΔΞP (date) followed by monogram in exergue. Struck a little off-centre. Minor flan crack and die-break on obverse. A few scratches and marks. Lightly toned. SC 1782.3 or 4, HGC 9, 875 Grade: 1+