Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Tyche

80-79 BCE

Greek; Arados, Phoenicia (now Syria)

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the goddess Tyche wearing a turreted crown. On the back (reverse), the goddess Nike stands facing left while holding a palm branch.

In antiquity, the goddess Tyche symbolized cities. Her identifying feature is a crown shaped like the walls of a city. Some cities chose Tyche as their emblem, but often they also selected another divinity as their particular patron and protector.

Status: On View, Gallery 151
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Tyche
Place: Jazirat Arwad (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.: 80 BCE–79 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Reverse: ΑΡΑΔΙΩΝ
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1159
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Art Institute of Chicago, Of Gods and Glamour: The Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art, Gallery 151, November 11, 2012 - present.

Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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