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Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1791.1c

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, 2.9g (based on 1 example)
Obverse TypeHead of young Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy
Reverse LegendBAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY
Reverse TypeElephant standing left
DynastySeleucid Dynasty
ParentType URIsc.1.1791.1 ↗
Reverse ExergueΝ
StateSeleucid Empire
Symbol revΝ

Examples in Museum Databases (1 specimen)

obverse
reverse
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)

Source record: http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1791.1c