1. Coin: æ Bookmark Museum number: 8-3998 Culture or time period: Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC) Object class: Coins (money) Function: 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers Production date: 274-216 BC Dimensions: linear 28 millimeters and weight 16.15 grams Collector: Alfred Emerson Collection place: Syracuse (ancient colony) Collection date: unknown Person depicted: Hiero II (Tyrant of Syracuse)
2. Coin: ar tetradrachm Bookmark Museum number: 8-4316 Culture or time period: Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC) Object class: Coins (money) and Tetradrachms Function: 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers Production date: 485-478 BC Dimensions: linear 26 millimeters and weight 17 grams Collector: Alfred Emerson Collection place: Syracuse (ancient colony) Person depicted: Nike (Greek diety)