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Dichalkon - Alexander II Zabinas
| Uitgever | Seleucid Empire |
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| Jaar | 129 BC |
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| Waarde | Dichalkon (1⁄24) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Diademed head of Alexander II Zabinas facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition. The diadem is tied at the back with visible ribbon ends. The facial features are modelled in low relief characteristic of late Seleucid bronze coinage. The portrait fills the central field with minimal border detail, consistent with the irregular flan typical of this denomination. |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEXANΔΡOY ΔΠΡ (Translation: King Alexander (II)) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Alexander II Zabinas was a pretender whose entire reign was built on a lie — Ptolemy VIII of Egypt bankrolled his claim to the Seleucid throne by promoting the fiction that he was an adopted son of Antiochus VII. The stratagem worked long enough to defeat and kill Antiochus VII at the Battle of the Ecampane in 129 BC, but Zabinas never consolidated legitimacy. Ptolemy eventually withdrew support, and Zabinas was captured and executed by Antiochus VIII Grypus around 123 BC after reportedly looting a temple to pay his troops.