SH25880. Silver tetradrachm, Newell p. 97, 91 and pl. VIII, 12, SNG Cop 1179 var, gVF, Pella mint, weight 17.0192g, maximum diameter 29.3mm, die axis 45
o, c. 289 - fall 288 B.C.; obverse Demetrios diademed head right with horns of a bull, the animal sacred to Demetrios' patron deity, Poseidon; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, trident in left (apparently inspired by the Lateran Poseidon, a statue by Lysippos, court sculptor of Alexander), monogram left;
superb portrait, tight flan, ex Harlan Berk;
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