Alexander II Zabias in Damascus: a numismatic reading of the evidence

• Autores: Panagiotis P. Iossif, Corine T. Gerritsen
• Localización: Revue belge de numismatique et de sigillographie, ISSN 0774-5885, Nº. 167, 2021
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article explores the numismatic production of Alexander II Zabinas in Damascus through a corpus and a die study of the material. The long catalogue is followed by a detailed metrological, quantitative, and historical analysis. The dated tetradrachms and drachms produced in the Syrian mint offer an interesting perspective on the historical circumstances that allowed Alexander II to conquer Damascus, to replace the previous mint administration under Demetrius II, and to prepare his fatal campaign a?ainst the alliance lead by the future Antiochus VIII.