Details
LOT 3105
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AE 17mm. Circa 152-145 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Head of Alexander I to right, wearing crested Boeotian helmet / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ [ΑΛ]ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY, Nike standing facing, head to left, crowning royal name with wreath and holding palm, monogram in exergue. HGC 9, 899. Very Fine.(6.58gr, 17mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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