Alexander I Balas, 152 – 145
Tetradrachm, Seleucia Pieria 147-146 (year 166), AR 17.01 g. Laureate head of Zeus r. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ – ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Thunderbolt; above, CΞΡ / monogram and below, two monograms. All within elaborate laurel wreath with ties to r. CSE 409. Gulbenkian 1044. A. Houghton, A Tetradrachm of Seleucia Pieria at the Getty Museum, in J. Getty Museum Journal 10 (1982), A2/P4 and fig. F. SC 1798. Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue. A bold portrait of fine style struck on a very broad flan. Good extremely fine Ex Roma Numismatics sale 13, 2017, 443.