Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 126    23–25 Mar 2021   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 2733    SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 25TH MARCH)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $150

SYRIA, Kingdom of, Alexander I Balas, (150-145 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.08 g), issued SE 164-165 = 149/8-148/7 B.C., Antioch mint, obv. diademed head of Alexander I to right, dotted border, rev. naked Apollo seated to left, on an omphalos, holding an arrow in extended right hand and rersting a bow in his left hand, on either side **BASILEWS ALEXANDROU [Q]EOPATOROS [KAI EU]ERGETOU*, in exergue **HG* monogram, (cf.S.7035, SC 1785.5i, HGC 9, 887a). Toned, slightly off centred on the obverse, nearly extremely fine and scarce.

Ex Nummorum Auctiones, Italo Vecchi Ltd., London Auction Sale 17, 15 December 1999 (lot 364 and illustrated).

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