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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
14
Weight
3.5g
Obverse Description
Head of Horse, r.
Reverse Description
Head of Elephant, r. 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.