★ A beautifully toned tetradrachm of Alexander I Balas ★

SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Alexander I Balas, 152-145 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 14.32 g, 11 h), Ptolemaic standard. Laodikeia in Phoenicia (Berytos), SE 163 = 150/49. Diademed head of Alexander I to right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ - AΛEΞANΔPOY Eagle, wings closed, standing left on palm branch; in field to left, ΓΞP above monogram; to upper right, trident. Sawaya 13-20 (D5/-). SC 1824.2. Beautifully toned. Minor die breaks on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.

From the collection of Regierungsrat Dr. iur. Hans Krähenbühl, ex Münzen & Medaillen AG FPL 448, September 1982, 3.