Lot 4781

Description

Syria, Kingdom of, Demetrios II, first reign, (145-140 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.23 grams), Antioch mint, issued year 167 = 146-145 B.C., obv. diademed head of Demetrius II to right, fillet border, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding baton and cornucopiae, on right, **BASILEWS and **DHMHTRIOU and on left **QEOU [F]ILADELFOU [NI]KATOROS*, to left monogram PA another in exerque of **PR*, in exergue before Z**CR*, (cf.S.7050, SC 1906.5g, Hoover 957d, Newell SMA 202 with same monograms, SNG Israel (Spaer) I 1599). Bright, slightly off centred, extremely fine and rare.