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Tetradrachm - Alexander I Balas Antiochia on the Orontes
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 149 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Alexander I Balas in right-facing profile, the royal diadem tied at the nape with billowing ends visible behind the neck. The hair is rendered in voluminous, deeply engraved curls swept back from the forehead in the Hellenistic portrait tradition, with a fillet or wreath partially visible among the locks. The effigy displays the idealized yet individualized physiognomy characteristic of Seleucid royal portraiture of the mid-second century BC, with a strong jawline and smooth facial planes. The field is plain, with no legend on the obverse, the portrait filling the flan in high relief typical of the Antiochene mint. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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