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Tetradrachm - Alexander I Balas
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 152 BC - 150 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (152 BC - 150 BC) - SC2 1811.1 - no controls - ND (152 BC - 150 BC) - SC2 1811.2 - monogram in exergue - |
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Alexander I Balas seized the Seleucid throne by claiming to be the son of Antiochus IV Epiphanes — a claim almost certainly fabricated, promoted with Roman and Pergamene backing as a political tool against Demetrius I. His coinage from this early period, struck before he had fully consolidated power, reflects the urgency of legitimizing a reign built entirely on disputed parentage and foreign patronage. The Senate recognized him formally in 150 BC, the same year Demetrius I died in battle against him.
SC2 1811.1 and 1811.2 represent die variants from the same brief window, distinguished by minor differences in the diadem ties and reverse field placement.