Seleukid Kingdom. Damascus. Demetrios III Eukairos 97-87 BC. Dated SE 217=96/5 BC
Tetradrachm AR
27mm., 16,08g.
Diademed head right / ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOV ΘEOV ΦIΛOΠΑTOPOΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ, cult statue of Atargatis standing facing, arms extended, holding flower in left hand, barley stalk rising from each shoulder, two monograms to outer left, ZIε (date) and monogram in exergue, all within wreath.
very fine
SC 2450.5; HGC 9, 1305; DCA 303.