Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy I

Art Institute of Chicago

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy I

Greek, Ptolemaic

Date
253-252 BCE, reign of Ptolemy II (285–247 BCE)
Medium
Silver
Culture
Tyre
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin portrays King Ptolemy I facing right. On the back, an eagle stands on a thunderbolt facing left.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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