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Period
Seleucid
Ruler
Alexander I Balas (150-145 BC)
Mint
Gaza
Province or Region
Seleucid Empire
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
16
Weight
2.08g
Obverse Description
Head of Male, r., helmeted.
Reverse Description
Zeus stands, head right, right outstretched. BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞAN.
Publisher
Pepperdine University Libraries
Digital Collection
The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land
Credit Line
The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Document Type
Article
Comments
Perhaps minted in Marisa (See ING 6 (204), p.66ff). Rare. Usurper over Demetrius I. Ally of Jonathan the Maccabean. See I Maccabees 10-11.