Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Ptolemy I Soter
Ancient Greek
-305–-284
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.7 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
silverbirdeaglecoinptolemaicrulers (people)inorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalgreco-roman (egyptian)kingmetal
About
Obverse: Head of Ptolemy I to right, diademed and wearing aegis; partial border of dotsReverse: Eagle standing on thunderbolt to left, at left the letter P and a monogram, countermark at right
