Seleucid Kingdom. Demetrius II. 130-125 BC (second reign). Tetradrachm, 14.77g (12h). Antioch, 129-128 BC. Obv: Diademed head of king right, with long beard. Rx: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and scepter; Ξ in outer left field, o beneath throne. SC 2166.2c. SMA 320. Houghton Coll. I 288. SNG Spaer 2162. Some iridescent toning. Good EF
Demetrius II was not popular when he was released by the Parthians after ten years in honorable captivity and resumed rule in Syria, partly because of the Parthian customs he had adopted, including the long beard shown on this tetradrachm