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Period
Seleucid
Ruler
Demetrius I Soter (162-150 BC)
Mint
Antioch on Orontes
Province or Region
Seleucid Empire
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
25
Weight
18.08g
Obverse Description
Head of Apollo, r., laureate; bow and quiver behind.
Reverse Description
Tripod. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ
Publisher
Pepperdine University Libraries
Digital Collection
The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land
Credit Line
The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Document Type
Article
Comments
Demetrius instituted measures to suppress the Maccabean Revolt (see Books of Maccabees); sent his own highpriest to Judea. Grew up hostage in Rome. See I Maccabees 1:10-15.