Collector: Benjamin Ide Wheeler / Materials: Silver (metal) / Production place: Tarentum (ancient Taranto), Apulia, Southern Italy - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collector Benjamin Ide Wheeler Materials Silver (metal) Production place Tarentum (ancient Taranto), Apulia, Southern Italy

1. Coin: ar didrachm

Museum number:: 8-5470
Culture or time period:: Roman Conquest of Italy (396–242 BC)
Object class:: Coins (money) and Didrachms
Function:: 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:: 281-272 BC
Dimensions:: weight 6.49 grams and linear 23 millimeters
Collector:: Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Collection place:: Calabria, Southern Italy
Collection date:: unknown
Person depicted:: Taras (Greek hero)