XVI International Numismatic Congress

Session

S05. GREECE 5. ITALY – SICILY 1

S05

Sep 13, 2022, 9:00 AM

Auditorium Maximum - Adam Mickiewicz Hall

Conveners

S05. GREECE 5. ITALY – SICILY 1

• Mariangela Puglisi (Università di Messina)

32. The early incuse coinage of Croton

Stefanie Baars (Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz )

9/13/22, 9:00 AM

oral presentation

The ancient polis of Croton, a colony founded by Achaeans in Bruttium, exerted influence over a vast area in southern Italy from the end of the 6th to about the middle of the 5th century BC. Towards the end of the 5th century BC, the power structures in the region reorganized and the poleis of Taranto, Thurium and Heraclea gained influence. At the same time, with the strengthening of Dionysius...

52. The Coinage of Thurium and its Contexts – a Die Study

Marc Philipp Wahl ( Vienna University, Department of Numismatics and Monetary History )

9/13/22, 9:20 AM

oral presentation

Thurium is one of the most important Greek colonies in Magna Graecia, both because of its connections to other cities and innovative coinage. However, the current arrangement and knowledge of Thurian coins has not yet reached a level that is comparable to other cities of similar importance. This oversight has repercussions for our understanding of the politics and economy of Magna...

243. Coin finds from ancient Medma, today Rosarno (RC, Italy)

Giorgia Gargano (Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la città metropolitana di Reggio Calabria e la provincia di Vibo Valentia )

9/13/22, 9:40 AM

oral presentation

The identification of the polis of Medma in the current Rosarno area was made in the 20th century, when the control activity over archaeological finds started to be particularly intense. Finds of ancient coins date back to the 19th century and have contributed to the most important numismatic collections in Southern Italy and across Europe as well. Recent studies identified the functions of...

35. Coin circulation in Lipari (Sicily) from the Greek to the Roman times

Ludovica Di Masi (University of Messina)

9/13/22, 10:00 AM

oral presentation

The aim of this work is to study the coin circulation of the island of Lipari off the coast of Sicily (Italy). Taking into consideration the numismatic evidence from archaeological excavation campaigns on the site of interest, we focus on the period spanning the Greek and the Roman age.
Although the mint activity of Lipari in the Greek period has been widely examined by many researchers, this...