SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.16 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 160 (153/2 BC). VF.

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Lot: 301. Estimated: $ 150

Greek, Silver

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.16 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 160 (153/2 BC). Diademed head right / Cornucopia; to inner right, two monograms above ΞP (date). SC 1642.2a; HGC 9, 806; DCA2 50; Dow, ACTTB, p. 108 (this coin). Iridescent tone, die break on obverse. VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex William N. Rudman Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 60, 22 May 2002), lot 910.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter The Greek Empire. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions.

Closing Date and Time: 18 February 2026 at 11:40:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.