Coin Depicting the God Zeus

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Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

117-111 BCE, issued by Ptolemy X (Soter II)

Greek, Ptolemaic; minted in Egypt

The front of this coin depicts the god Zeus.

On the back, two eagles are shown below an as yet untranslated inscription.

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

Artist: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Coin Depicting the God Zeus
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.: 117 BCE–111 BCE
Medium: Copper
Inscriptions: Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΓΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.7 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1192
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Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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