Tetradrachm: Head of Philetauros with Laureate Diadem (reverse)
Unknown Artist
262–241 BCE
Medium
silver
Dimensions
diam. 2.8 cm
Classification
Coins
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1999.317.b
About this artwork
The depictions of rulers found on this coin represents a realistic type of portraiture, similar to that found on coins in the West.