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Triton XXV 11-12 Jan 2022
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 15.11 g, 12h). Mallos mint. Diademed head right; M to left / Cult figure of Athena Magarsia standing facing, wearing aegis, holding spear; rosettes over shoulders, monograms to outer left and outer right. Cf. SC 1896.2 (for type, no control marks noted); Houghton, Mallos –; HGC 9, 878. Some roughness, scattered marks, tiny delaminations along edge. VF. Extremely rare, only one tetradrachm of Balas from Mallos known (the CSE coin).
The Temple of Athena at Magarsos, near Mallos, was an important cultic sanctuary in the Hellenistic period. The central statue of Athena Magarsia is known only from the handful of coins that have survived, and which show a blending of Greek and eastern motifs.
The Temple of Athena at Magarsos, near Mallos, was an important cultic sanctuary in the Hellenistic period. The central statue of Athena Magarsia is known only from the handful of coins that have survived, and which show a blending of Greek and eastern motifs.