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Tetradrachm - Alexander I Balas Tyre
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 150 BC |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Eagle standing left atop the prow of a galley, wings closed, rendered in the Phoenician numismatic style emblematic of the Tyre mint. A palm frond rises behind the eagle, a traditional symbol of Tyre. To the left of the eagle, a club surmounted by the Tyre civic monogram appears in the field; to the right, the regnal date ΓΞP (year 163 of the Seleucid Era, corresponding to 150 BC) is inscribed above the HP control monogram. The royal legend BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs around the design, identifying the issuing monarch Alexander I Balas. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mint | Tyre |
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