Description
Damascus, 91-90 BC. AR tetradrachm, 16.12 gr., 33 mm.
Obv: diademed head of Demetrios III to the right.
Rev: ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOV ΘEOV ΦIΛOΠΑTOPOΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ; cult statue of Atargatis standing facing, arms extended, holding flower in left hand, barley stalk rising from each shoulder; to outer left, N above monogram of EY, in exergue: BKΣ (date: SE 222), all within wreath.
Ref: SC 2451.6; HGC 9, 1305
Extremely fine.
