177, Lot: 121. Estimate $200. Sold for $195. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.56 g). Antioch mint. Dated SE 165 (148/7 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus seated left, holding Nike and lotus-tipped sceptre; EXR (date) and monogram in exergue. SNG Spaer 1428-9 var. (monograms). VF, some scratches, small flan crack.