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Ancient Coinage of Seleucia, Demetrios III


Demetrios III Philipator, King of the Seleukid Empire 95-88 BC

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Houghton 860Seleukid Kingdom, Demetrios III AR Tetradrachm. Damascus mint, Year 218 = 95/94 BC. Diademed head right / Cult statue of Atargatis facing; N & monogram in left field, HIS & monogram in exergue. Newell, LSM 119. TextImage
Houghton 861Seleukid Kingdom, Demetrios III AR Tetradrachm. Damascus mint, Year 222 = 91/90 BC. Diademed head right / Cult statue of Atargatis facing; N & A in left field, BKS & monogram in exergue. SNG Spaer 2862 var. (Year 221), Newell, LSM 126. TextImage
Newell 119Seleukid Kingdom, Demetrios III AR Tetradrachm. Damascus mint, dated SE 218 =95/4 BC. Diademed head right; fillet border / BASILEWS DHMHTRIOU QEOU FILOPATOROS SWTHROS, cult statue of Atargatis facing, date HIS in ex. TextImage
SNGIs 2853cfSELEUCID KINGDOM. Demetrius III Eucaerus (97/6-88/7 BC). Silver tetradrachm (16.30 gm). Damascus. Diademed head of Demetrius III right, bearded / BASILEWS DHMHTRIOU QEOU FILOPATOROS SWTHROS, cult figure of Atargatis standing facing, veiled, holding flower, barley stalks at each shoulder, N above A in outer left field, [date & perhaps monogram] in exergue. Apparently unpublished variant. Cf. SNG Spaer 2853 (QIS), LSM 126 (AKS), & CSE 861 (BKS). Perhaps unique. Good very fine TextImage
SNGIs 2854Syria, Seleukid Kings. Demetrios III. 95-88 BC. AR Tetradrachm. SE 219 (=94/3 BC). Damascus. Diademed head right; fillet border / Cult statue of Atargatis facing. TextImage
SNGIs 2862Demetrios III AR Tetradrachm. Struck SE 221 (=92/1 BC). Damascus mint. Diademed, bearded head of Demetrios right / BASILEWS DHMHTRIOU QEOU FILOPATOROS SOTHROS, Atargatis standing. TextImage
SNGIs 2862vSeleukid Kingdom, Demetrios III Eukairos AR Tetradrachm. Damascus mint, dated SE 224 (89/8 BC). Diademed head right / BASILEWS DHMHTRIOU QEOU FILOPATOROS SWTHROS, cult statue of Atargatis facing; in left field, N above monogram; DKS (date) in exergue; all within wreath. TextImage
SNGIs 2865Syria, Seleukid Kings. Demetrios III. 95-88 BC. AR Tetradrachm. SE 224 (=89/8 BC). Damascus. Diademed head right; fillet border / Cult statue of Atargatis facing. TextImage
Sear #7191Kingdom of Syria, Demetrios III, 95-88 BC, AR Tetradrachm. Damascus mint, year 217 = 96/95 BC, Diademed head right / BASILEWS DHMHTRIOU QEOU FILOPATOROS SWTHROS, Cult statue of Atargatis facing. TextObvRev
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