437, Lot: 169. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 6.62 g, 12h). Tyre mint. Dated SE 166 (147/6 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over shoulder; to left, club surmounted by Tyre monogram; to right, ςΞΡ (date) above HP monogram. SC 1836.4b; Newell, Tyre 76; HGC 9, 886; DCA 126. Near EF, lightly toned, some roughness, slightly off center.