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Tetradrachm - Demetrios II Nikator
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 145 BC |
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| Weight | 16.48 g |
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| Obverse description | Diademed portrait bust of Demetrios II Nikator facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with carefully detailed wavy hair swept back from the forehead and secured by a royal diadem with flowing ties. The youthful, idealized effigy displays strong facial features with a prominent nose and refined chin, characteristic of Seleucid royal portraiture. The entire composition is enclosed within a border of laurel wreath, a hallmark of the later Seleucid coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo Delphios seated left upon the sacred omphalos, his nude figure shown in a contemplative pose; he extends his right hand to test an arrow while his left arm rests upon a grounded bow set to his right. A tall palm branch rises in the outer left field, symbolizing victory. Two monograms appear in the inner left field and below the figure respectively, serving as mint control marks. The Greek royal legend runs along the upper and lower periphery of the coin, and the regnal date ΗΞΡ (year 168 of the Seleucid Era, corresponding to 145 BC) appears in the exergue. |
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| Mintage | 168 (145 BC) ΗΞΡ |
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