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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Seleucid Kingdom| > GY95961
Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander I Balas, 152 - 145 B.C.
|Seleucid| |Kingdom|, |Seleukid| |Kingdom,| |Alexander| |I| |Balas,| |152| |-| |145| |B.C.|, 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.
GY95961. Silver drachm, cf. Houghton-Lorber II 1785(1)c; Newell SMA 186; BMC Seleucid p. 53, 21; HGC 9 887a, VF, toned, off center, die wear, light marks, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 4.093g, maximum diameter 17.8mm, die axis 0o, 151 - 146 B.C.; obverse diademed head right, clean shave, diadem ends falling straight down; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY in two downward lines on the right, ΘEOΠATOPOΣ EYEPΓETOY in two downward lines on the left, Apollo seated left on omphalos, nude, examining arrow in right hand, left resting grounded on bow behind, Θ in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD











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