Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Ptolemy I Soter

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

305-284 BCE and later

Greek, Ptolemaic

Obverse: Head of Ptolemy I to right, diademed and wearing aegis; partial border of dots
Reverse: Eagle standing on thunderbolt to left, at left the letter P and a monogram, countermark at right

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Ptolemy I Soter
Place: Egypt (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.: 305 BCE–284 BCE
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.7 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1922.4252
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Art Institute of Chicago, “New Coins in the Classical Collection,” Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago vol. 16, no. 4 (September 1922) pp. 50-51, fig. 4.

Art Institute of Chicago, Of Gods and Glamour: The Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art, Gallery 152, July 2013 - present.

William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.

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