The Coinages of Demetrius Poliorcetes

Among the many great leaders who fill the stage during the first years of the Hellenistic Age none stands out more prominently than Demetrius, best known under the popular nickname of Poliorcetes—the Besieger. His is by far the most striking figure of them all and second only to the great Alexander in absorbing human interest. To the numismatist the necessarily varied coinages of Demetrius the Besieger present many points of absorbing interest. This book presents the coins struck by Demetrius in various mints of mainland Greece, Cyprus, and Asia Minor. TABLE OF CONTENTS: SOURCES OF THE MATERIAL CHRONOLOGICAL OUTLINE OF DEMETRIUS LIFE CYPRUS. MINT: SALAMIS PHOENICIA. MINT: TYRE CILICIA. MINT: TARSUS CARIA. MINT: MILETUS IONIA. MINT: EPHESUS ISSUES OF VARIOUS UNCERTAIN EASTERN MINTS WESTERN MACEDONIA. MINT: PELLA EASTERN MACEDONIA. MINT: AMPHIPOLIS UNCERTAIN MINTS IN MACEDONIA BOEOTIA. MINT: THEBES THESSALY. MINT: DEMETRIAS EUBOEA. MINT: CHALCIS PELOPONESSUS. MINT: SICYON-DEMETRIAS (?) UNCERTAIN MINTS GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS: A. Forgeries and Imitations B. Hoards C. Résumé PLATES