Denomination B (double)/AE 21

IssuerIssued by Alexander II Zabinas

Expedition The Joint Expedition to Samaria

Place of IssueAntioch, Syria

Date125-122 BCE

MediumAE (bronze/base metal)

Dimensions21 mm, 5.7 g, 12 o'clock

CultureSeleucid

DescriptionCondition: VF
Ruler/Minting Authority: Alexander II Zabinas
City-State/Region/Mint: Antioch, Syria
Obverse & Reverse

- Obverse -

Head radiate, right; circle of dots.

- Reverse -

Two cornucopias intertwined at bottom, each bound with fillet; to right, Σ with bunch of grapes (?) above and wreath below; to left, A with bunch of grapes (?) above; to either side, BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔOY.

Object number1982.7.153

ProvenanceHarvard Samaria Crowfoot-Kenyon Excavation 1931-1933.

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