# Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy I

- By: Ancient Eastern Mediterranean
- Date: 367-284 BCE
- Medium: Silver
- Classification: Coin
- Dimensions: Diam.: 2.6 cm (1 1/16 in.)
- Culture: Ancient Mediterranean
- Credit line: Gift of William F. Dunham
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/139859)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/9eeeef06-eb79-b044-83e6-32a39b9eea32/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0