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Tetradrachm of King Demetrius II, Nicator of Syria, 130-125 BC
128/127 BC
(Artist) Greek (Mint) Mint of Tyre
Silver
1 1/8 in. 2.9 cm
Numismatics
Greco-Roman and Ancient European
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton
64.592
Public Domain
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Grose, Catalogue of the McClean Collection of Greek Coins, vol. III (Cambridge 1929) p. 341 #9328, pl. 341 #2.
A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Seleucid Kings of Syria (London 1878) p. 76 #6, pl. XXI #1.
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Greek; Mint of Tyre, Tetradrachm of King Demetrius II, Nicator of Syria, 130-125 BC, 128/127 BC, Silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton, 64.592.
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