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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2016824, member: 42773&quot;]It&#039;s Alexander II Zebina, or sometimes it&#039;s written Zabinas. The reverse is Dionysos standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos. The inscription on the reverse is ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ. These coins are dated, but I can&#039;t quite read the numerals under Dionysos&#039; arm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Zabinas means &quot;purchased slave&quot; - it was a derogatory nickname. He was basically a usurper, and not a Seleucid at all, although he managed to rule parts of Syria for about six years.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is rather typical of Seleucid bronze minting style. The flans were beveled, so the anvil die was completely covered and gave a good rendition of the king&#039;s bust, but the reverse was cheated, being a smaller surface.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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