1 GR Demetrios I, Soter 162BC Seleukid Kingdom Ancient Silver Coin with Palm Tree Design - Perfect for Coin Collectors, History Enthusiasts & Unique Gift Ideas

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Demetrios I, Soter 162BC Seleukid Kingdom Palm Tree Ancient Greek Coin i47852 i47852 Authentic AncientGreek Coin of Seleukid KingdomDemetrios I, Soter - Seleucid King: 162-150 B.C.Bronze 15mm (2.32 grams) Tyre mint, circa 162-150 B.C.Reference: HGC 9, 855Diademed head right / palm tree, date across fields.Son of Seleukos IV, Demetrios was a hostage in Rome at the time of his father's death and thus unable to take up his inheritance. His uncle, Antiochos IV, seized power in Syria, as related above, and Demetrios had to wait thirteen year in Rome before his chance came to ascend the Seleukid throne. He became something of a recluse in the latter part of his reign, and in 150 B.C. he lost his life in a battle against Alexander Balas, who claimed to be the son of Antiochos IV. You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Some scholars believe that the name, and indeed the goddess herself, was originally pre-Greek. Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron< Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals". In the classical period of Greek mythology , Artemis (Greek: (nominative) , (genitive) ) was often described as the daughter of Zeus and Leto , and the twin sister of Apollo . She was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and young girls, bringing and relieving disease in women; she often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows. The deer and the cypress were sacred to her. In later Hellenistic times, she even assumed the ancient