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Español: Moneda acuñada por Alejandro Balas con su cara

from en wikipedia. Coin of Alexander Balas. The Greek inscription reads (king Alexander). The date ΓΞΡ is year 163 of the Seleucid era, corresponding to 150–149 BC.

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From 1889 edition of Principal Coins of the Ancients Public Domain scans granted by ESnible from his site http://www.snible.org/coins/hn/syria.html (July 10th 2004 agreement by e-mail).

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SELEUCID KINGDOM. Alexander I Balas (152/1-145 BC). Silver tetradrachm (14.31 gm). Tyre, SE 163 (150/49 BC). Diademed, draped bust of Alexander I right / BASILEW[S] ALEXANDROU, eagle standing left on prow, palm branch under far wing, Tyre monogram atop club in left field, date GXR above HP monogram in right field.

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