Silver tetradrachm of Demetrios Poliorketes, 300–294 BC

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Silver tetradrachm of Demetrios Poliorketes, Hellenistic, 300–294 BC, Silver, Diameter: 1 × 1/8 in., ( × cm, ), Coins, Nike with trumpet on ship's prow/Poseidon with his trident. Salamis, Cyprus. Mint of Salamis. Heralded as 'the Besieger of Cities' Demetrios I was renowned from a young age for the brilliant naval campaigns he waged against rival dynasts across the Eastern Mediterranean

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