Demetrius I Soter (Seleucid king, 162-150 BC)
Demetrius I Soter ("the Savior") was the eleventh king of the Seleucid Empire, ruling from 162 to 150 BC. He was sent to Rome as a hostage for the good behavior of his uncle, Antiochus IV, but escaped back to Syria in 162 BC. After disposing of Antiochus V and the regent Lysias, Demetrius I put down the usurpation of Timarchus in 160 BC and successfully fought against the Maccabean Jewish rebels in southern Coele Syria. He further upset the balance of power in Asia Minor by dethroning Ariarathes V of Cappadocia. His many enemies advanced the claims of Alexander I, a supposed son of Antiochus IV, as rightful Seleucid king in 152 BC. After several years of conflict between the two for control of Syria, Demetrius was killed in battle in 150 BC.
Die Studies
| Item | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
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| S 1418 - Ecbatana (Demetrius I), silver, tetradrachms (162-150 BCE) | Silver | 5,232 kg | |
| Antioch (Demetrius I), silver, tetradrachms (162-154 BCE) | .jpg)
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Silver | 36,973 kg |
| Soli (Demetrius I), silver, tetradrachms (162-150 BCE) | 
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Silver | 854 kg |
| S 1419 - Ecbatana (Demetrius I), silver, drachms (162-150 BCE) | Silver | 7,087 kg | |
| S 1417 - Ecbatana (Demetrius I), gold, staters (162-150 BCE) | Gold | 299,999 kg | |
| Ptolemais-Ake (Demetrius I), silver, tetradrachms (159-157 BCE) | 
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Silver | 3,208 kg |
| Antioch (Demetrius I), silver, tetradrachms (154-150 BCE) | .jpg){kind=small}
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Silver | 23,574 kg |
Overstriking coins
Overstruck coins
| Item | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin |
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| 2590 - Charax Spasinou (Apodacus) (tetradrachm Apodacus/Heracles) over Demetrius I (Demetrius /Tyche) (CNG, 106, Sept. 2017, 535 ) | 
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Silver | 106 BC JL | 
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Demetrius I Soter 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | demetrius_i_soter |
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Literature
- SC II (13 mentions)
- HGC 9 (12 mentions)
- CSE (9 mentions)
- Boillet 2009 (6 mentions)
- Le Rider 1965 (5 mentions)
- SNG Spaer (2 mentions)
- Jenkins 1951 (2 mentions)
- Houghton 1991 (2 mentions)
- Sear II (2 mentions)
- RQEMH (2 mentions)
- SC I (1 mentions)
- Houghton 1992 (1 mentions)
- Voulgaridis 2000 (1 mentions)
- Houghton 1989 (1 mentions)
