SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator, first reign, 146-138 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 15.95 g, 12 h), Seleukeia on the Kalykadnos. Diademed head of Demetrios II to right. Rev. [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ - ΘΕΟΥ / ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ / ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ Athena standing front, head to left, holding Nike in her right hand and resting her left on shield set on ground; to outer left, flower; in exergue, ΙΣΙ and two monograms. SC 1888 (same dies). Extremely rare. Some horn silver and with cleaning scratches, otherwise, very fine.


This example confirms that the mintmark on the outer left of the reverse, off flan on the example in SC, is a flower