Seleucid Empire, Demetrius II Nicator, AR Drachm, Zeus (God of Sky & Thunder)

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Seleucid Empire, Mesopotamia
• Authority: Demetrius II Nicator
• Date: 145 - 141 BCE
• Denomination: AR (silver) drachm
• Mint: Seleuceia ad Tigrim
• Size: 19.5mm, 3.26g
• Type Number: Seleucid Coins (part 2) 1986.1
• Obverse: Diademed head of Demetrius II right, monogram
• Reverse: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY NIKATOPOΣ - Zeus seated on high-backed throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left
• Notes: Zeus was the Greek god of the sky and thunder, equivalent to the Roman god Jupiter. He was also the king of gods in both Roman and Greek mythology.

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