# Coin Depicting the God Zeus

- By: Ancient Egyptian
- Date: 117-111 BCE, issued by Ptolemy X (Soter II)
- Medium: Copper
- Classification: Coin
- Dimensions: Diam.: 2.7 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Culture: Egypt
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/9790)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/15b5193c-5abb-a6ad-e861-9769b857c91e/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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The front of this coin depicts the god Zeus.

On the back, two eagles are shown below an as yet untranslated inscription.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0