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A work made of silver.

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Demetrius II Nikator of Syria

130-129 BCE, Reign of Demetrius II Nikator of Syria, 145–139 BCE and 129–125 BCE

Greek, minted in Tyre

Tyre

The front of this coin portrays Demetrios II Nikator of Syria.

On the back an eagle stands, facing left.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium