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Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2179

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Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2179, Tetradrachm, Silver, struck at Damascus, 130–129 BC. Obverse: diademed head of demetrius ii right, bearded, with hair combed smooth on top of head. Reverse: zeus seated on high-backed throne left, resting on scepter and holding nike inside legend, offering wreath to zeus. Weight about g.
obverse Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2179
obverse: Diademed head of Demetrius II right, bearded, with hair combed smooth on top of head
reverse Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2179
reverse: Zeus seated on high-backed throne left, resting on scepter and holding Nike inside legend, offering wreath to Zeus
mint Damascus weight g (0)
ruler Demetrius II Nicator diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Tetradrachm axis ↕ (0)
material Silver technique —
country Sicily dataset SCO — Seleucid Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Diademed head of Demetrius II right, bearded, with hair combed smooth on top of head

reverse

Zeus seated on high-backed throne left, resting on scepter and holding Nike inside legend, offering wreath to Zeus

specimens (2)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)

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Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2179 (sc.1.2179), 130–129 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/seleucid-coins-part-2-2179/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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