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Live auction - bgr_839126 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - DEMETRIUS II NIKATOR Unité

SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - DEMETRIUS II NIKATOR Unité XF
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Estimate : 100 €
Price : 82 €
Maximum bid : 85 €
End of the sale : 24 October 2023 14:22:40
bidders : 2 bidders
Type : Unité
Date: an 186
Mint name / Town : Sidon, Phénicie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 7,41 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire centré. Joli buste. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste imberbe, diadémé et drapé de Démétrius II à droite ; derrière un monogramme.

Reverse


Reverse description : Tyché de Sidon debout à gauche sur une proue de navire, brandissant de la main droite, un aplustre et tenant de la main gauche une style.
Reverse legend : SIDWNOS/ QEAS/ SPR
Reverse translation : (de Sidon, sainte, an 186).

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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