Live auction - bgr_385839 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ALEXANDER I BALAS Drachme

SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ALEXANDER I BALAS Drachme AU

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Estimate :	400 €
Price :	200 €
Maximum bid :	200 €
End of the sale :	19 April 2016 14:18:55
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Drachme

Date: c. 150-145 AC.

Mint name / Town : Antioche, Syrie

Metal : silver

Diameter : 18 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 4,20 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire avec un superbe portrait bien venu à la frappe et un joli revers, un peu court sur l’exergue. Patine grise de collection ancienne

Catalogue references :

SMA.172 - BMC.- - Spaer- - CSE.- - HGCS. 9/887 a - SC. 2/1785 /5a

Predigree :

Exemplaire provenant de la collection F.L.

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête diadémée d’Alexandre Ier à droite, entourée d’un grènetis perlé.

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 ; dans le champ à gauche, symbole.

Reverse legend : BASILEWS// ALEXANDROU// QEOP-ATOROS// EUERGET[OU]// (RLI).

Reverse translation : (du roi Alexandre divin évergète).