0260

Creator

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Period

Seleucid

Ruler

Demetrius II Nicator (146-138 BC) 1st Reign

Mint

Tyre

Province or Region

Seleucid Empire

Date

142/143 BC

Metal

Bronze

Denomination

14

Weight

2.60g

Obverse Description

Head of Demetrius, r., diademed.

Reverse Description

Palm tree with fruit. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ. Date: OR (170=142/3 BC)

Comments

An ally, then foe of the Jews. See I Maccabees 10.

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