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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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| Reverse description | Poseidon Pelagaios standing nude in three-quarter view to the right, his left foot advanced, right arm raised and holding a trident over his shoulder while his left arm extends forward draped with a chlamys. A Macedonian monogram (torch symbol, ΔΗ) appears in the left field. The Greek royal legend ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ is inscribed along the right margin, with ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ distributed across the lower field, reading 'of King Demetrios'. A dotted border encircles the design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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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.