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Seleukid Kingdom, Demetrios II Nikator (145 – 138 BC – first reign). Bearded head of Zeus right / BAΣIΛEOΣ ΔHMHTΡIOÎ¥ ΘEOÎ¥ ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOÎ¥ NIKATOΡOΣ; Apollo seated left on omphalos, arrow in extended right, resting left on bow, monograms in exergue.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE25 |
| Weight [g]: | 11,76 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | Houghton, 225; SNG Spaer 1616 |
| Commentary: | bronze patina, some light deposits on obverse |
Demetrios fled to Crete after an usurper Alexander Balas took power, but returned some years later and regained power with the help of Ptolemy VI and Cretan mercenaries.
