Seleucid Kingdom
Alexander Balas, 152-145 BC
AR tetradrachm 16.7453 g, 30.1 mm
Antioch on the Orontes 150-146 BC
1. Houghton, Arthur, Catherine Lorber, and Oliver Hoover. 2008. Selucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalog. Part II: Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII. Page 219 #1781.1 and Plate 21 #1781.1h. New York: The American Numismatic Society. 2. Newell, Edward T. 1918. The Seleucid Mint of Antioch. Page 50 #165 and Plate VIII #165. New York: The American Numismatic Society.
Obverse
Diademed head of Alexander Balas facing right, fillet border.
Reverse
Zeus with chlamys draped over left shoulder and legs, seated facing left on throne. He holds a wreath-bearing Nike on his outstretched right hand and rests his left on a sceptre.
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