144, Lot: 137. Estimate $150. Sold for $176. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.07 g). Antioch mint. Dated CY 163 (150/149 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre; cornucopiae and
HG monogram outer left,
GXR (date) in exergue. SNG Spaer -; SMA -. Good VF, heavy cleaning scratches, particularly on the reverse.