Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy I

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

367-284 BCE

Greek, Ptolemaic

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of King Ptolemy I of Egypt, facing right. The back (reverse) depicts an eagle, wings folded.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Eastern Mediterranean
Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy I
Place: Ancient Mediterranean (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 367 BCE–284 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.6 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1920.701
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William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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