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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Seleucid Kingdom| > SH17829
Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander I Balas, 152 - 145 B.C., Tyre, Phoenicia
|Seleucid| |Kingdom|, |Seleukid| |Kingdom,| |Alexander| |I| |Balas,| |152| |-| |145| |B.C.,| |Tyre,| |Phoenicia|, Alexander Balas, of humble origin, claimed to be Antiochus IV's son and heir to the Seleukid throne. Rome and Egypt accepted his claims. He married Cleopatra Thea, daughter of King Ptolemy Philometor of Egypt. With his father-in-law's help, he defeated Demetrius Soter and became the Seleukid king. After he abandoned himself to debauchery, his father-in-law shifted his support to Demetrius II, the son of Demetrius Soter. Balas was defeated and fled to Nabataea where he was murdered.
SH17829. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton-Lorber II 1835(4)c, Newell Tyre 70, gVF, excellent portrait, toned, Phoenicia, Tyre (Lebanon) mint, weight 14.051g, maximum diameter 26.1mm, die axis 0o, 148 - 147 B.C.; obverse diademed and draped bust right; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm over wing, Tyre monogram over club left, date ΕΞP (Seleucid Era year 165) over ΓΗP monogram right; ex Spink; SOLD











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