Drachm of Demetrios I
CoinsGreek2nd century BCE

Drachm of Demetrios I

162 BCE-150 BCE

Artists

Demetrius I of SyriaCoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Diademed head of Demetrios I r. with fleshy features and long hair on back of neck, diadem ends falling straight behind, fillet border Rev.: BASILEWS on r., DHMHTRIOY SWTHRIOS in two lines on l., cornucopiae oriented to l. Date beneath controls.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Century
2nd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.14 g

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