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LOT 2677
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AR Tetradrachm. 152-145 BC.
Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 165 (148/7 BC). Diademed head to right / Zeus Nikephoros enthroned to left holding sceptre; BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, ΘEOΠATOPOΣ EYEPΓETOY to left, EΞP (date) and monogram in exergue. SC 1784.4c; HGC 9, 875a. Very Fine.(15.04gr, 28mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 108, 13 April 2023, lot 543.
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