Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy I

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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy I

Greek, PtolemaicLinkedCulture matchlcp-beb199ff7fc6

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
Object ID
9687

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

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Object type
AAT300037334

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