E-auction 602-571211 - bgr_693228 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ALEXANDER I BALAS Dichalque
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 32 € |
| Maximum bid : | 45 € |
| End of the sale : | 28 October 2024 14:01:20 |
| bidders : | 10 bidders |
Type : Dichalque
Date: c. 151-149 AC.
Mint name / Town : Atelier incertain, Syrie du Nord
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,25 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli revers. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête diadémée d’Alexandre Ier à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Apollon nu assis à gauche sur l’omphalos, appuyé de la main droite sur son arc et tenant une flèche de la main gauche.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS// ALEXANDROU.
Reverse translation : (du roi Alexandre).
Commentary
Poids très léger, mais de bon diamètre. Aucun monogramme dans le champ. L’exemplaire semble surfrappé.
Historical background
SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ALEXANDER I BALAS
(150-145 BC)
Alexander I Balas, who claimed to be the son of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175-164 AC.), succeeded Demetrius I Soter who was killed on the battlefield. He married Cleopatra Thea. With the help of Attalus II of Pergame (160-139 AC.) and Ptolemy VI Philometor (180-145 AC.), he managed to stay five years in Syria before being overthrown and massacred. Demetrius II succeeded him..
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