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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4576224, member: 111037&quot;]Another new coin arrived today and it is a tetradrachm from another ancient hero of the Hellenistic era. I am not going to say again that this guy&#039;s life should become a movie, because it pretty much applies to literally everyone that ruled Greek colonies during that period. I wonder if there was any kings since the death of Alexander the Great that lived a peaceful, uneventful happy family life.</p><p><br /></p><p>Technically we are in the beginning of the Roman era, but the Seleukid Kingdom still existed without direct control from Rome. The coin is a tetradrachm from the reign of Demetrios Soter (the saviour):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132981[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>He didn&#039;t live long, but he didn&#039;t have a boring day in his life. He was raised as a hostage in Rome as a result of a treaty between the Romans and his father Seleukus IV Philopator. When his father was murdered, he requested from the Roman Senate to be allowed to return to Syria to rule, but this was rejected as Rome was happy to see the 9 year old Antiochus V Eupator in the throne instead. The 24 year old Demetrios managed to escape though, and went on to rule the kingdom in 161BC after killing everyone in his way. He become known as the &#039;Soter&#039; (saviour) after freeing the Babylonians from the rule of Timarchus. He was also (in)famous for defeating the Jews and killing Judas Maccabaeus in battle. Eventually his luck run out and was killed in battle in 150BC by Alexander Balas that was supported by both the Romans and the Jews.</p><p><br /></p><p>This purchase was the point were I realised that coin collection can become an addiction. I only started collecting at the end of February thinking that I would get a coin every few months, but I ended up buying 3-4 per month... Bad timing with coronavirus and the economic uncertainty that comes with it. I did the math and I was shocked by how much I spent in coins... I will try to stop until at least I am sure I will still have a job when the crisis calms down. I think the problem was enhanced by having too much free time lately... Luckily, &#039;Last of us Part II&#039; is coming out to Playstation and hopefully this will occupy my free time fully in the summer... Going on holiday seems unlikely anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show me your Seleukid kings, kings that became hostages, or any coins that made you think that you are probably addicted to this hobby![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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