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Greece/Seleucid; Demetrius II Nikator, Second Reign BCE 129-125

AE 18 mm, 2.97g., 12h, Tyre mint, SE 184=BCE 129/8

SC 2199.1, Newell Tyre 183, HSC 1142 (R2)

O: diad., draped bust r, beardless, dotted border.

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ  ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ in two lines above, Phoenician "L'Tsur" in ex., ship's ram l., dotted border, Date in ex on l., ΔΠΡ,  Mint mark monogram of TYP above ram and IEP AΣ, Symbol behind ram Palm Branch.


Ex: Amphora (David Hendin) via Forum. Likely found in Israel.