According to Greek City Times, the origin of the name Demetrius comes from the ancient Greek Demetrios, one of the names mentioned in the inscription. Meanwhile, Metrodorus translates to “mother ...

This extremely rare gold stater of Athens, depicting Athena, was issued by the tyrant Lachares in 296 BC to pay his troops during the siege of Athens by Demetrius "the besieger", king of Macedon.