Coin Commemorating Battle of Salamis
Coin Commemorating Battle of Salamis As admiral serving his father King Antigonus I, Demetrius I of Macedon (reigned 294–288 B.C.) defeated Ptolemy I’s Egyptian navy at the Battle of Salamis in 306 B.C. This silver four-drachma coin was issued during his reign in Macedon. Nike, Greek goddess of victory, stands on a warship’s prow blowing a trumpet (obverse). A striding Poseidon, Greek sea god, poises his right arm to throw his trident (reverse). The Greek inscription says “[coin] of King Demetrius” ; he credited Nike and Poseidon for his victory. 1 Chr 29:11 , Ps 95:5 , Isa 25:8 , Matt 17:24–27 , 1 Cor 15:54–57