Dichalkon - Alexander I Balas
Features
| Issuer |
Seleucid Empire
(Seleucid Empire (305 BC - 64 BC))  |
|---|---|
| King |
Alexander I Balas (150 BC - 145 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 151 BC - 146 BC |
| Value | Dichalkon (1⁄24) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 425782 |
| References | SCO# 1.1833 Seleucid Coins Online (http://numismatics.org/sco/) , SC2# 1833 Arthur Houghton, Catharine C. Lorber, Oliver D. Hoover; 2008. Seleucid Coins, a Comprehensive Guide / Part 2. Seleucus IV Through Antiochus XIII. American Numismatic Society, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. |
Obverse
Diademed head of Alexander facing right.
Reverse
Apollo standing left, holding arrow and grounded bow; palm branch to outer left, monogram in exergue.
Scripts: Greek, Phoenician
Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
ΣIΔΩNIΩN
𐤌𐤍𐤃𐤑𐤋
Translation:
King Alexander (I, Balas)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (151 BC - 146 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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