Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy

Art Institute of Chicago

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy

Greek, Ptolemaic

Date
367-284 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Ancient Greece
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

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

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Object type
AAT300037334

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