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Tetradrachm Coin of Demetrios I

Cleveland Museum of Art

Silver coin with a portrait of a man on the left side and an image of two men on the right side. The left side shows a profile view of a man's head facing right, wearing a helmet with a snake on top, and the helmet has a visor that covers the top of the forehead and has a nose guard. The man's hair is curly and tied back. He wears a tunic. The right side shows two nude men standing facing each other, with their heads turned toward the viewer. The man on the left holds an object in his left hand and a spear in his right hand. The man on the right holds a palm tree in his left hand and an object in his right hand. There is a line of text on either side of the two men. The coin's color is silver with a slightly dark patina. The background of the image is grey. The coin is titled "Tetradrachm Coin of Demetrios I".

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900 × 440 px
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