Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AR Tetradrachm. Mallos, circa 152-145 BC. Diademed head to right; M behind / Cult figure of Athena Magarsis standing facing, holding spear; flanked by two rosettes, BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, ΘΕΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ to left, monograms in outer fields. Cf. SC 1779 = CSE 2, 445 (controls off flan); Houghton, Mallos -; HGC 9, 878. 15.13g, 29mm, 12h.

Very Fine; some minor delaminations on edge, surface marks. Of the greatest rarity; only one other example of the type known, no others on CoinArchives.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXV, 11 January 2022, lot 327 (hammer: USD 5,000).