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Syria, Alexander I. Tetradrachm; Syria, Alexander I; 150-145 BC. Tyre, Year 165=148/7 BC, Tetradrachm, 14.23g. SC-1835.3c. Obv: Diademed and draped bust of king r., no legend. Rx: A?E?AN?POY - BASI?EOS Eagle with closed wings standing l. on ship's ram, palm branch before the eagle's r. leg and under its r. wing, club surmounted by TYP monogram in l. field, date E?P and GHP monogram in r. field. Acquired from Alan Cherry, Somerset, England, 1990.This coin is quite artistic and Hellenistic in nature, struck in high relief with some golden toning. MS