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LOT 3234
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AE Serrate. 152-145 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Diademed head of Alexander I to right / BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Athena standing to left, holding Nike in right hand, left hand resting on shield set on ground; in inner left field, KA monogram above star above Δ. SC 1793.4; HGC 9, 900. Good Very Fine.(7.32gr, 22mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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