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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Seleucid Kingdom| > GY95965
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 Maccabaeus and restored Seleukid control over Judaea.
GY95965. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton-Lorber II 1641(6)a; Newell SMA 118; BMC Seleucid p. 46, 12 and pl. XIV, 1; HGC 9 798, VF, centered, toned, light marks/scratches, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 16.636g, maximum diameter 30.4mm, die axis 0o, 152 - 151 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Demetrios right, clean shaven, long hair on neck, diadem ends falling straight behind, laurel wreath border; reverse Tyche seated left on throne without back, nude to the waist, short scepter in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, seat supported by tritoness, BAΣIΛEΩΣ downward on right, ΔHMHTPIOY / ΣΩTHPOΣ in two downward lines on left, ΠA monogram over ANT monogram outer left, AΞP (year 161) in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD











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