Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1791.1a, Denomination C (unit), Bronze, struck at Antioch, Syria, 149–147 BC. Obverse: head of young dionysus right, wreathed with ivy. Reverse: elephant standing left. Weight about 3.6 g, diameter 15.0 mm.
| mint | Antioch, Syria | weight | 3.62g (2) |
| ruler | Alexander I Balas | diameter | ⌀15.0 (2) |
| denomination | Denomination C (unit) | axis | 7↕ (2) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Sicily | dataset |
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obverse
Head of young Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy
reverse
Elephant standing left
specimens (9)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
3.53g
⌀15.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
3.70g
⌀15.0
1↕
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1791.1a (sc.1.1791.1a), 149–147 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/seleucid-coins-part-2-17911a/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA