Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Philetairos of Pergamon

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

241-197 BCE, Issued by Attalos I Soter
Reign of Philetairos of Pergamon, 282–263 BCE

Greek; minted in Pergamon, Mysia, Asia Minor (now Turkey)

Obverse: Head of Philetairos diademed to right
Reverse: Athena seated to left, crowning the name, shield against the seat, bow behind

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

Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Philetairos of Pergamon
Place: Bergama (Minted 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.: Struck 241 BCE–197 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Reverse: ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ Α
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Reference Number: 1922.4910
IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Learn more.: https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/5729/manifest.json

Karen B. Alexander, “From Plaster to Stone: Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago,” in Karen Manchester, Recasting the Past: Collecting and Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), p. 29.

The Art Institute of Chicago, Power Struggles: Cleopatra’s Relatives and Their Rivals, Gallery 155 (Coin Case), November 2001 - 2007.

Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.

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