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LOT 2658
Ancient Greek Coins - Seleukid Kingdom - Alexander I Balas - Elephant AE Unit 152-145 B.C.
Antioch mint. Obv: head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy. Rev: BASILEWS ALEXANDROY above and beneath elephant walking left; AB monogram beneath belly. Good fine.(1.89 grams.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.
Published
Houghton Coll. I, 205; BMC 57-58; SNG Copenhagen 266.
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LOT 2658
Ancient Greek Coins - Seleukid Kingdom - Alexander I Balas - Elephant AE Unit
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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