Savoca Coins
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Seleukid Kingdom. Damascus. Demetrios III Eukairos 97-87 BC. Dated Year 222 (?) = 91/90 BC
Tetradrachm AR
30 mm, 14,63 g
Diademed and bearded head of Demetrios to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, cult statue of Atargatis standing facing with long veil falling from her head, holding flower in her left hand, and with a barley stalk rising from each shoulder; in the outer left field, Ν over monogram of ΕΥ; in exergue, date ΒΚΣ (?); all within laurel wreath.
very fine
HGC 9, 1305; cf. SC 2451.6.
From the Tareq Hani collection
Tetradrachm AR
30 mm, 14,63 g
Diademed and bearded head of Demetrios to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, cult statue of Atargatis standing facing with long veil falling from her head, holding flower in her left hand, and with a barley stalk rising from each shoulder; in the outer left field, Ν over monogram of ΕΥ; in exergue, date ΒΚΣ (?); all within laurel wreath.
very fine
HGC 9, 1305; cf. SC 2451.6.
From the Tareq Hani collection