Alexander II Zabinas (Seleucid king, 128-123 BC)
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Alexander II Zabinas (Greek Ἀλέξανδρoς Zαβίνας), ruler of the Greek Seleucid kingdom, was a counter-king who emerged in the chaos following the Seleucidian loss of Mesopotamia to the Parthians. Zabinas was a false Seleucid who claimed to be an adoptive son of Antiochus VII Sidetes, but in fact seems to have been the son of an Egyptian merchant named Protarchus.
Die Studies
| Item | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
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| Damascus (Alexander II Zebinas), silver, tetradrachms (126-122 BCE) | 
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Silver | 4,776 kg |
| Ascalon (Alexander II), silver, tetradrachms (Alexander II/eagle on thunderbolt) (126-125 BCE) | 
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Silver | 1,337 kg |
| Damascus (Alexander II Zebinas), silver, drachms (126-125 BCE) | 
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Silver | 250 kg |
| S 131 - Berytus / Laodicea in Phoenicia, bronze, Module 1 (system of 4 modules), 126-122 BC | .png)
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Bronze |
Overstriking coins
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Overstruck coins
| Item | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin |
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| 25608 - Charax Spasinou (Tiraeus I) (tetradrachm Tiraeus/Tyche) over Alexander II (Alexander/Zeus) (CNG, MBS 72, June 2006, 1008) | 
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Silver | 95 BC JL | 
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Alexander II Zabinas 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | alexander_ii_zabinas |
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Literature
- SC II (3 mentions)
- Iossif - Gerritsen 2021 (2 mentions)
- Voulgaridis 2000 (1 mentions)
- HGC 9 (1 mentions)
- CSE (1 mentions)
- Sawaya 2004 (1 mentions)
