Demetrios I; Apollo/tripod
Description:
Demetrios I Soter (162 - 150 BC). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY; tripod.
Diameter:
AE25 mm
Weight:
12,44 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
SNG Spaer 1291; Houghton 168
Commentary:
olive-brown patina, obverse slightly off-center
History:
Demetrios presumably married his sister Laodike, after unsuccessfully trying to marry her off to some Eastern rulers.
Article Number:
050-06-02-41652