ALEXANDER BALAS AE
SNG Spaer 1448v, Near EF, 19mm, 6.90 grams, Struck 150 - 145 B.C.E.
A very beautiful coin with fantastic eye appeal.
Though not known to many of his subjects at the time, Alexander Balas is considered by historians to be an imposter King. He allied himself with King Ptolemy and acquired Hasmonean allegiance by declaring Jonathan the Hasmonean as High Priest.