Half unit of Demetrius I Poliorketes (294-288 BC), Pella, Macedonian Kingdom

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Macedonian shield with thunderbolt, monogram ΔHΡ of Demetrios in the central boss // Macedonian helmet between BA and ΣI, crescent in inner left field. 15mm, 3.65 grams. Pella mint. SNG Alpha Bank 962-963; Cf. SNG Copenhagen 1224-1228 (Demetrios II)

Demetrius I, also called Poliorcetes ("The Besieger"), was a Macedonian nobleman, military leader, and king of Macedon (294–288 BC). He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty and was its first member to rule Macedonia. He was the son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Stratonice.


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