198, Lot: 118. Estimate $100. Sold for $270. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. Æ 21mm (8.50 g, 1h). Quasi-municipal issue. Apamea on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 163 (150/49 BC). Diademed head of Alexander I right / Zeus standing left, holding Corinthian helmet and scepter; ΓΞP (date) and monogram to left. SC 1804b. Good VF, dark brown patina with earthen highlights, rough surfaces.