Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AR Tetradrachm. Antioch on the Orontes, dated SE 164 = 149/8 BC. Diademed head to right / Zeus Nikephoros seated to left, holding sceptre; BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, ΘEOΠATOPOΣ EYEPΓETOY to left, monogram to inner left field, ΔΞΡ (date) and monogram in exergue. SC 1782.3d; SMA 145; DCA 118; HGC 9, 875a. 15.33g, 31mm, 2h.
Good Extremely Fine; a wonderfully bright and lustrous specimen. Rare.
Acquired from Leu Numismatik AG.
Price realized | 750 GBP |
Starting price | 600 GBP |
Estimate | 1'000 GBP |