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Ancient Coinage of Seleucia, Alexander II


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Alexander II Zebinas ("the bought one"), King of the Seleukid Empire 129 to 123 BC.

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BMC 2ffSeleukid Kingdom, Alexander II Zebinas. 128-123 BC. Silver Tetradrachm. Diademed head right / BASILEWS ALEXANDROU, Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike. TextObvRev
BMC 12Alexander II Zebinas AE17. Antiocheia ad Orontes mint, dated 128/127 BC. Diademed head right / BASILEWS ALEXANDPOY, young Dionysos standing left holding kantharos & thyrsos, EPP (year 185) in left field. CSE 299. TextImage
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BMC 24Seleucid Kingdom, Alexander II AE 22. Diademed, radiate head right / two parallel cornucopiae bound with fillet; to left, club, in field, AP. TextImage
CSE_264Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander II Zebinas AR Tetradrachm. Diademed head right / BASILEWS ALEXANDROU, Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike, Monograms below and left. TextImage
CSE_846Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander II Zebinas AR Tetaradrachm. Struck SE 190 (=123/2 BC) at Damascus. Diademed head right / BASILEWS ALE-XANDROU, Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and lotus-tipped sceptre; monograms in left field and below throne, date in ex. Newell 85. TextImage
Houghton 298Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander II AR Tetradrachm. Antioch mint. Diademed head right / Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; ISI to left, star & A under throne. SNGIs 2277 var (Ð under throne), Newell, SMA 327v. TextImage
Houghton 304Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander II Zabinas AR Drachm. Antioch mint. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, monogram above S. SNG Spaer 2291; SMA 337. TextImage
Houghton 853Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander II Zabinas AR Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint in northern Syria or Cilicia. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; two monograms to outer left. TextImage
SNGCop 373Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander II Zebinas serrated-edge Æ18. 128-123 BC, Antioch mint. Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy / BASILEWS ALEXANDROU, winged Tyche standing left on prow, wearing modius on head, holding anchor & cornucopiae, D-over-M monogram to left. Lindgren III 1111. TextImage
SNGIs 2280Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander II AR Tetradrachm. Antioch mint. Diademed head right / BASILEWS right, ALE-XANDROU left, Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; ISI to left, star & monogram under throne. TextImage
SNGIs 2292Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander II AR Tetradrachm. Antioch mint. Diademed head right / BASILEWS right, ALE-XANDROU left, Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; monogram to left, S under throne. Newell, SMA 353. TextImage
SNGIs 2336Seleucid Kingdom, Alexander II Zebinas AE20. Radiate head right / double cornucopiaes. TextObvRev
SNGIs 2341Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander II Zebina AE21. Antioch mint, 128-123 BC. Radiate head right / BASILEWS SELEYKOY, double cornucopiae. Houghton CSE 307. TextImage
Sear #7115Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander II Zebinas. 128-123 BC. Silver Tetradrachm. Diademed head right / BASILEWS ALEXANDROU, Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike.
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Sear #7119Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander II AR Drachm. Diademed head right, dotted border / BASILEWS ALEZANDROU, double cornucopia, bound with diadem, Z AØ at left. TextObvRev
Sear #7127Alexander II Zabinas AE22. Antioch mint. Diademed portrait of the king right / Double cornuacopiae bound with a fillet. BASILEWS ALEXANDROU.
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Sear #7128Seleukid Kingdon, Alexander II AE 21. Head right clad in lion’s skin / BASILEWS ALEXANDROU, Nike advancing left holding wreath and palm, to left, monogram above wreath. TextImage
Sear #7132Alexander II Zabinas AE15. Mint of Antioch. Winged bust of Eros right, wreathed in myrtle / BASILEWS ALEXANDROU left and right of anchor, to left, date DPT(=184 SE=129/8 BC). Houghton 300. TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Alexander II Zebina
Coins of Alexander II Zebinas at seleukids.org
Search for Seleucia, Alexander II at CoinArchives.com
Entry for Seleucia, Alexander II on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Alexander II in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Alexander II at AncientImports.com
Search for Alexander II at Incitatus Coins

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