Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy I

Description

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

Provenance

William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy I

Ancient Eastern Mediterranean

367-284 BCE

Accession Number

139859

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

Diam.: 2.6 cm (1 1/16 in.)

Classification

coin

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of William F. Dunham