Coin Depicting the God Zeus

CC0 Public Domain Designation

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

247-222 BCE, issued by Ptolemy III

Greek, minted in Alexandria, Egypt

The front of this coin depicts the god Zeus.

On the back, an eagle stands on a fulmen.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Coin Depicting the God Zeus
Place: Ancient Greece (Minted in)
Date: 247 BCE–222 BCE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Dimensions: Diam.: 4.3 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1190
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Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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