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Period
Seleucid
Ruler
Demetrius III (96-87 BC)
Mint
Damascus
Province or Region
Syria
Date
95/94 BC
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
18
Weight
4.10g
Obverse Description
Head of Demetrius, r., radiate.
Reverse Description
Hermes stands left on square base, holding palm frond and kerykeion; to outer left, N above Θ. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTΡIOY ΘEOY ΦIΛOΠATOΡOΣ ΣΩTHΡOΣ
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
King of Syria; son of Antiochus Grypus, pretender to the throne of Antiochus X., whom he supplanted in 95 B.C. after a severe struggle. He divided the authority with his brother Philip, keeping Cœle-Syria. Invaded Judea in 89 BC.