Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

367-284 BCE

Greek, Ptolemaic

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

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Greek
Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy
Place: Ancient Greece (Minted in)
Date: Struck 367 BCE–284 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ L' ΠA
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1920.698
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William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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