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Tetradrachm - Demetrius Poliorcetes Salamis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 300 BC - 295 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Nike, winged and depicted in three-quarter view, alights upon the prow of a warship (aphlaston visible at left), blowing a long trumpet held in her outstretched right hand. The figure is rendered with exceptional sculptural dynamism, her drapery and wings swept back to convey motion. The ship's prow is shown in perspective with decorative scrollwork and oar-box detail, rising from stylised waves below. A dotted border frames the composition along the right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑ – ΣΙΛΕΩ – Σ |
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Struck at Salamis in Cyprus following Demetrius's stunning naval victory over Ptolemy I at the Battle of Salamis in 306 BC, this issue commemorates the engagement that briefly made Demetrius master of the eastern Mediterranean. The victory was significant enough that his father Antigonus took the royal title in its wake — the first of the Diadochi to do so, prompting all rival successors to follow suit within months.
The Salamis mint operated under Demetrius's direct control only until his fortunes reversed at Ipsus in 301 BC, sharply limiting the production window.