Seleucus IV Philopator
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Seleucus IV Philopator, ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, reigned from 187 BC to 175 BC over a realm consisting of Syria, Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Nearer Iran.
Coin of Seleucus IV Philopator. Reverse shows Apollo seated on omphalos. Greek legend reads: BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, "of king Seleucus."
Portrait of Seleucus IV Philopator on the obverse of one of his silver coins.
Demetrius I Soter
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Demetrius I Soter reigned as king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire from November 162 to June 150 BC. Demetrius grew up in Rome as a hostage, but returned to Greek Syria and overthrew his young cousi
Seleucus IV Philopator
…after the death of his elder brother Antiochus the young king, in 193 BC. Seleucus IV wed his sister Laodice IV, by whom he had three children: two sons Demetrius I Soter, Antiochus and a daughter Laodice V. During the prelude to the Roman-Seleucid War, Seleucus was put in charge of the re-established colony of Lysimacheia…
Silver drachm of Demetrius I Soter. Reverse shows the cornucopia, with Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, Basileōs Dēmētriou Sōtēros, "of savior king Demetrius."
Silver tetradrachm of Demetrius I Soter.