Object name: Coin: ar / Collection place: Europe / Collector: Benjamin Ide Wheeler / Culture or time period: Old World (Africa, Asia and Europe) / Materials: Silver (metal) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object name Coin: ar Collection place Europe Collector Benjamin Ide Wheeler Culture or time period Old World (Africa, Asia and Europe) Materials Silver (metal)

1. Coin: ar

Museum number:: 8-5473
Culture or time period:: Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Object class:: Coins (money)
Function:: 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:: 275-216 BC
Dimensions:: linear 26 millimeters and weight 13.5 grams
Collector:: Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Collection place:: Sicily, Italy
Collection date:: unknown
Person depicted:: Philistis (Queen of Syracuse)

2. Coin: ar

Museum number:: 8-5498
Culture or time period:: Gordian Dynasty (238–244 AD)
Object class:: Coins (money)
Function:: 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:: 244 AD
Dimensions:: linear 29 millimeters and weight 4.15 grams
Collector:: Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Collection place:: Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Collection date:: unknown
Person depicted:: Gordian III (Emperor of Rome)