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Dichalkon - Alexander Apameia in Syria
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 150 BC - 149 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Alexander I Balas facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition. The diadem is visible above the forehead, with curling hair framing the face. The portrait is set within a dotted border, occupying the central field. The youthful effigy displays idealized facial features characteristic of Seleucid royal portraiture of the mid-second century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Nikephoros standing left, holding a Corinthian helmet in his outstretched right hand and a long scepter or spear in his left. A monogram appears in the lower left field alongside the Seleucid era date. The reverse legend identifying the civic authority of Apameia in Syria runs around the design, typical of Seleucid civic bronze coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΓΞΡ (Translation: Apamea Seleucid Year 163) |
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