bgr_885195 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - DEMETRIUS II NIKATOR Unité
75.00 €(Approx. 87.75$ | 65.25£)
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 129-125 AC.
Mint name / Town : Antioche, Syrie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 4,82 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, centré. Joli portrait. Usure plus marquée au revers. Patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête barbue et diadémée de Démétrius II à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Niké debout à gauche,tenant une couronne de la main droite et une palme de la main gauche.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ DHMHTRIOU/ NIKA-TOROS
Reverse translation : (du roi Antiochus vainqueur).
Historical background
SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - DEMETRIUS II NIKATOR
(129-125 BC)
Second reign
After the death of Antiochus VII, the Parthians freed Demetrius who had been a prisoner for ten years. He confronted the Egyptians and lost part of the province of Syria. After the usurpation of Alexander II Zebina, who claimed descent from Alexander I, Demetrius II was assassinated in Tire.
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