Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting Tyche
95-94 BCE
Greek; Arados, Phoenicia (Syria)
Ancient Greece
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts Tyche, facing to the right. The back (reverse) depicts Nike holding a palm branch.
In antiquity, the goddess Tyche symbolized cities. Her identifying feature is a crown shaped like the walls of a city. Some cities chose Tyche as their emblem, but often they also selected another divinity as their particular patron and protector.
Silver