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Seleucid Empire, King Demetrius I Soter, AR Drachm, Apollo (Major Greek God)
161 - 150 BCE
$139.99
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Item Description:
PLEASE READ: Our shipment of small display boxes has been delayed. Small display boxes are currently out of stock and are expected to arrive around October 1st.
You can still pre-order items that include a small display box. These items will not ship until the display boxes arrive.
Pre-orders receive $5 off each delayed item.
In-stock items in the same order will ship immediately as usual.
Includes glass top leatherette display box.
- Origin: Seleucid Empire
- Authority: King Demetrius I Soter
- Date: 161 - 150 BCE
- Denomination: AR (silver) drachm
- Size: 17mm, 3.42g
- Obverse: Diademed head of Demetrius I right
- Reverse: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY - Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded bow
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Notes: Apollo is a major Greek god that has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more.
The Seleucid Empire was established by Seleucus I Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great, following the division of Alexander’s empire in 312 BCE. Centered in the Near East, it was a major Hellenistic state that blended Greek cultural and administrative practices with those of the diverse peoples it governed, spreading Hellenistic culture across a vast region from Anatolia to Central Asia.
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