Greek coins - Demetrios I Soter 162 BC (N2292)

Seleukid Empire, Demetrios I Soter Ӕ21. Antioch, 162-150 BC. Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, bow and quiver. SC 1645. 7,8 g, 19 mm Very fine

"The Seleukid Empire was the largest of the successor states carved from the short-lived empire of Alexander the Great, and arguably the most culturally diverse. Over nearly two and a half centuries it produced an astonishing volume and variety of coinage...from mints scattered across its vast expanse."