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The coins struck for Demetrius II Nicator provide an insight into how mint officials reacted to Alexander II Zabinas’s challenge to the throne. While literature reveals the royal response, a die study of the coins from Antioch and Damascus demonstrates that production at these mints was little affected by the war. Mint administrators relied on loyal workers, such as the two engravers whose movements can be traced. Although the production of coinage seems to have continued at a normal pace, the weight standard at Damascus dropped slightly.