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Tetradrachm - Demetrios I Soter Antioch on the Orontes, rare monogram
| Uitgever | Seleucid Empire |
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| Jaar | 162 BC - 150 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Tyche seated left upon an ornate throne supported by a winged tritoness, holding a short sceptre in her right hand and a cornucopiae in her left. A rare control monogram appears in the outer left field. The Greek royal legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY runs around the reverse field, identifying the issuing king. The composition reflects the distinctive Antiochene workshop style of the early reign of Demetrios I Soter. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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Demetrios I seized power in 162 BC by escaping from Rome, where he had been held as a political hostage since childhood — the Senate had preferred the infant Antiochos V on the Seleucid throne precisely because he was manageable. Once back in Syria, Demetrios eliminated both the boy-king and his regent Lysias within weeks. The "rare monogram" designation on this type reflects genuine die scarcity within SC2 1638n, a variant recorded in only a handful of specimens across the major reference collections.