Contrada Panarazzo archaeological site - Marcellino
Finding of a coin treasure from the end of the 2.5th century. to. C; other sporadic finds of coins from the Hellenistic and Byzantine periods .. (AXNUMX)
Description
Coin treasure composed of 28 silver tetradrams from the XNUMXth century. to. C. coined by the cities of Messina, Agrigento, Gela, Lentini, Syracuse, Selinunte. A bronze coin from the third century comes from the same area. to. C. and a Byzantine coin of Justinian II
Bibliographic sources
Gentili GV, Storeroom of Greek-Sicilian tetradramas from Augusta (Syracuse), AnnIstItNum, 2, 1955, pp. 79-94; Id., Superintendence of Antiquities of Eastern Sicily, 1956, AnnIstItNum, 3, p.224; Currò Pisanò MT, The consistency of the Syracuse medal collection as regards the Greek-Sicilian coinage, AnnIstItNum, 9-10, 1962-64, p. 236
(Source text of survey form n.34 Landscape Plan of the Province of Syracuse - Archaeological Heritage)
Archaeological Heritage Sheets Landscape Plan of Syracuse
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Information contributions: Web, Region of Sicily
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