Tetrachalkon - Demetrios I Soter

Features

Issuer	Seleucid Empire (Seleucid Empire (305 BC - 64 BC))
King	Demetrios I Soter (161 BC - 150 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	162 BC - 150 BC
Value	Tetrachalkon (1⁄12)
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Bronze
Weight	17.17 g
Diameter	25.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 475774
References	SCO# 1.1660 Seleucid Coins Online (http://numismatics.org/sco/) , HGC 9# 823 Oliver D. Hoover; 2009. Handbook of Syrian Coins / Volume 9: Royal and Civic Issues : Fourth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Head of lion left in fillet border.

Reverse

Head of boar right; monogram to left.

Script: Greek

Lettering: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY ΣΩTHPOΣ

Unabridged legend: The King Demetrios Soter

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References
Undetermined
ND (162 BC - 150 BC)											SCO# 1.1660a Seleucid Coins Online (http://numismatics.org/sco/)
ND (162 BC - 150 BC)											SCO# 1.1660b Seleucid Coins Online (http://numismatics.org/sco/)
ND (162 BC - 150 BC)											SCO# 1.1660c Seleucid Coins Online (http://numismatics.org/sco/)
ND (162 BC - 150 BC)											SCO# 1.1660d Seleucid Coins Online (http://numismatics.org/sco/)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	CNG Auction 124 Lot 294	19 Sep 2023	ND (162 BC - 150 BC) – SCO# 1.1660b	VF (Earthen green surfaces.)	USD 300.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Rare and attractive for issue.
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