Silver tetradrachm of Demetrios Poliorketes

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300–294 BC · Silver · Greek and Roman Art

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. On this coin, Nike alighting on the prow of a defeated battleship commemorates his important naval victory in 306 B.C. at Salamis on Cyprus where this coin was minted.

Artist

Unknown

Date

300–294 BC

Medium

Silver

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1905