{"product_id":"seleucid-empire-alexander-i-balas-ae-unit-dionysus-god-of-wine-149-to-147-bce-greek-world","title":"Seleucid Empire, Alexander I Balas, AE Unit, Dionysus (God of Wine) - 149 to 147 BCE - Greek World","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e Seleucid Empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthority:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander I Balas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e 149 - 147 BCE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/b\u003e AE (bronze) unit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMint:\u003c\/b\u003e Antioch, Syria, Seleucis and Pieria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 15mm, 2.88g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eType Number:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hoardbase.org\/coin\/seleucid\/sc.1.1791.1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.hoardbase.org\/coin\/seleucid\/sc.1.1791.1\"\u003eSeleucid Coins (part 2) 1791.1\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eObverse:\u003c\/b\u003e Head of young Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReverse:\u003c\/b\u003e BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY - Elephant standing left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNotes:\u003c\/b\u003e Dionysus was the Greek god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Seleucid Empire was established by Seleucus I Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great, following the division of Alexander’s empire in 312 BCE. Centered in the Near East, it was a major Hellenistic state that blended Greek cultural and administrative practices with those of the diverse peoples it governed, spreading Hellenistic culture across a vast region from Anatolia to Central Asia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll purchases include a Certificate of Authenticity. You will receive the exact item in the photos.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History Hoard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54428613411100,"sku":"WO-AU1326-G036-W23","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0102\/1096\/7599\/files\/80079302-dfa7-4ff1-b6c5-c4c7095aa79c-obverse-black-ruwhYSErn9DR5J5mjWbBUMy0TekFdt.jpg?v=1786635484","url":"https:\/\/www.historyhoard.com\/products\/seleucid-empire-alexander-i-balas-ae-unit-dionysus-god-of-wine-149-to-147-bce-greek-world","provider":"History Hoard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}