Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Philetairos of Pergamon
Ancient Greek (now Turkey)
241-197 BCE, Issued by Attalos I Soter Reign of Philetairos of Pergamon, 282–263 BCE
- Medium
- Silver
- Classification
- Coin
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Culture
- Bergama
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Credit line
- Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
Obverse: Head of Philetairos diademed to right Reverse: Athena seated to left, crowning the name, shield against the seat, bow behind
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
