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Greece/Seleucid; Demetrius I Soter BCE 162-150


AR Tetradrachm 32 x 28 mm, 16.09 g, Antioch mint. According to Newell c. 156-155 BCE

SC 1638.1i, SMA 97, Babelon 719, CSE-, SG 7014 v (example has been overcleaned, though obv. portrait is still attractive)

O: Diad hd of Demetrius rt (cleaning scratch above head) laurel wreath border
R: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗMHTPIOY, monogram HP outer left, Tyche std l. on throne holding sceptre, and cornucopiae (horn silver)

Ex: Windsor Antiquities

Acquisition: 2008