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Summary
Tetradrachm Coin of Demetrios I
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| Title |
Tetradrachm Coin of Demetrios I |
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| Description |
Demetrios I (222–180 BC) ruled the Indo-Greek kingdom of Bactria from 200 to 180 BC and minted this coin to commemorate his conquests over territories to the south, in present-day Pakistan. He linked his image on his coin to Alexander of Macedon (356–323 BC), who depicted himself with a lion scalp after his conquest of India; Demetrios substituted an elephant for the lion. On the reverse is Hercules, also identified with Alexander. |
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| Date | -200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Silver | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indian and South East Asian Art |
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| Accession number |
1999.318 |
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| Place of creation | Afghanistan, Bactria, Indo-Greek Period | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | John L. Severance Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.318 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 08:28, 22 January 2019 | | 3,400 × 2,973 (1.34 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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