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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Seleucid Kingdom| > SH26316
Seleukid Kingdom, Demetrius I Soter, 162 - 150 B.C.
|Seleucid| |Kingdom|, |Seleukid| |Kingdom,| |Demetrius| |I| |Soter,| |162| |-| |150| |B.C.|, As required by the Treaty of Apamea, Demetrius, the son of Seleucus IV, was held in Rome as a hostage. After Antiochus IV (his uncle) died, he claimed the right to rule but Rome preferred Antiochus V, a weak child. Demetrius escaped, was welcomed in Syria and took his throne. Antiochus V and his regent were executed. Demetrius defeated Judas Maccabeus and restored Seleukid control over Judaea.
SH26316. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton-Lorber II 1638(1)i; Newell SMA 97; SNG Spaer 1256; BMC Seleucid p. 47, 28; HGC 9 795f, VF, toned, areas of porosity/corrosion, small edge flaw, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 16.672g, maximum diameter 30.5mm, die axis 0o, 162 - 155/4 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Demetrios right, clean-shaven, short hair, diadem ends falling straight behind, laurel wreath border; reverse Tyche seated left on throne without back, fully clothed, short scepter in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, seat supported by winged tritoness, BAΣIΛEΩΣ downward on right, ΔHMHTPIOY downward on left, monogram outer left; SOLD











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