Culture or time period: Old World (Africa, Asia and Europe) / Materials: Silver (metal) / Loans: S1974-1975 #51: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (January 22, 1975–January 22, 1975) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Culture or time period Old World (Africa, Asia and Europe) Materials Silver (metal) Loans S1974-1975 #51: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (January 22, 1975–January 22, 1975)

1. Coin: ar didrachm

Museum number:: 8-5471
Culture or time period:: Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Object class:: Coins (money) and Didrachms
Function:: 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:: 334-302 BC
Dimensions:: linear 21 millimeters and weight 8.05 grams
Collector:: Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Collection place:: Calabria, Southern Italy
Collection date:: unknown
Person depicted:: Taras (Greek hero)

2. Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:: 8-4765
Culture or time period:: Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Object class:: Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:: 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:: 305-283 BC
Dimensions:: weight 14.09 grams and linear 26 millimeters
Collector:: Alfred Emerson
Collection place:: Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Collection date:: unknown
Person depicted:: Ptolemy I Soter (King of Egypt)