Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1841, Tetradrachm, Silver, struck at Ace ptolemais, 150–149 BC. Obverse: jugate busts right of cleopatra thea in foreground, wiled, diademed, and wearing calathus, cornucopiae behind her shoulder, and alexander i in background, diademed. Reverse: zeus seated on high-backed throne left, holding facing nike who bears thunderbolt diagonally across her body. Weight about 15.8 g, diameter 28.0 mm.
| mint | Ace ptolemais | weight | 15.80g (1) |
| ruler | Alexander I Balas | diameter | ⌀28.0 (1) |
| denomination | Tetradrachm | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Sicily | dataset |
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obverse
Jugate busts right of Cleopatra Thea in foreground, wiled, diademed, and wearing calathus, cornucopiae behind her shoulder, and Alexander I in background, diademed
reverse
Zeus seated on high-backed throne left, holding facing Nike who bears thunderbolt diagonally across her body
specimens (3)
BnF (HRC)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
15.80g
⌀28.0
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1841 (sc.1.1841), 150–149 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/seleucid-coins-part-2-1841/ (accessed: 2026-08-18). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA