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Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1791.1
Alexander I Balas · Denomination C (unit) · 149 - 147 BCE
Date149 - 147 BCE
AuthorityAlexander I Balas
DeityDionysus
DenominationDenomination C (unit)
MaterialBronze
MintAntioch, Syria
RegionSeleucis and Pieria
Average Size15mm, 3.1g (based on 2 examples)
Obverse TypeHead of young Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy
Reverse LegendBAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY
Reverse TypeElephant standing left
DynastySeleucid Dynasty
ParentType URIsc.1.1791 ↗
StateSeleucid Empire
Examples in Museum Databases (2 specimens)
KHM Wien
Münzkabinett Bonn
Subtypes (3)
Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1791.1a149 - 147 BCE
- Obverse Type
- Head of young Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy
- Reverse Legend
- BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY
- Reverse Type
- Elephant standing left
- Authority
- Alexander I Balas
- Deity
- Dionysus
- Denomination
- Denomination C (unit)
- Dynasty
- Seleucid Dynasty
- Material
- Bronze
- Mint
- Antioch, Syria
- Region
- Seleucis and Pieria
- State
- Seleucid Empire
Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1791.1b149 - 147 BCE
- Obverse Type
- Head of Dioscurus right, wearing pileus
- Reverse Legend
- BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY
- Reverse Type
- Elephant standing left
- Authority
- Alexander I Balas
- Denomination
- Denomination C (unit)
- Dynasty
- Seleucid Dynasty
- Material
- Bronze
- Mint
- Antioch, Syria
- Region
- Seleucis and Pieria
- Reverse Exergue
- Α
- State
- Seleucid Empire
- Symbol rev
- Α
Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1791.1c149 - 147 BCE
- Obverse Type
- Head of young Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy
- Reverse Legend
- BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY
- Reverse Type
- Elephant standing left
- Authority
- Alexander I Balas
- Deity
- Dionysus
- Denomination
- Denomination C (unit)
- Dynasty
- Seleucid Dynasty
- Material
- Bronze
- Mint
- Antioch, Syria
- Region
- Seleucis and Pieria
- Reverse Exergue
- Ν
- State
- Seleucid Empire
- Symbol rev
- Ν
Source record: http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1791.1