SH54897. Silver tetradrachm, Newell p. 88, 81; SNG Alpha Bank 948; SNG Saroglos -; SNG München -; Meydancikkale -, gVF, toned, Amphipolis mint, weight 16.449g, maximum diameter 30.0mm, die axis 0
o, 291 - 290 B.C.; obverse Demetrios diademed head right with horns of a bull, the animal sacred to Demetrios' patron deity, Poseidon; reverse Poseidon standing left, nude, right foot on rock, trident in left (apparently inspired by the Lateran Poseidon, a statue by Lysippos, court sculptor of Alexander), BAΣIΛEΩΣ (KINΓ) ΔOΩNΩAPΔ ON PIΓΗT, ΔHMHTPIOY downward on right, no monograms or controls; ex Pegasi Numismatics,
toned, high relief and nice style;
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