Ancient Alaisa/Halaesa has been intensely excavated in the last years. Different sectors of the site have been studied - the sanctuary of Apollo by the joint archeological mission of the Universities of Messina and Oxford; the city walls by the University of Palermo; the agorà and the theatre by the Université de Picardie “Jules Verne” of Amiens. As a result, the site has yielded a significant number of coins. We can draw from them a general overview of circulation to be compared with what we know from previous excavations and output of the city’s mint. The study of the coin finds has potential for a diachronic reconstruction of the circulation of coins in this area of Sicily. In turn, this can be compared with other areas of the north-eastern Tyrrhenian coast of the island, with the aim of providing a general understanding of the history of this ancient centre.
Alaisa/Halaesa (Sicily): the ancient site and its monetary profile
Puglisi Mariangela
2025-01-01
Abstract
Ancient Alaisa/Halaesa has been intensely excavated in the last years. Different sectors of the site have been studied - the sanctuary of Apollo by the joint archeological mission of the Universities of Messina and Oxford; the city walls by the University of Palermo; the agorà and the theatre by the Université de Picardie “Jules Verne” of Amiens. As a result, the site has yielded a significant number of coins. We can draw from them a general overview of circulation to be compared with what we know from previous excavations and output of the city’s mint. The study of the coin finds has potential for a diachronic reconstruction of the circulation of coins in this area of Sicily. In turn, this can be compared with other areas of the north-eastern Tyrrhenian coast of the island, with the aim of providing a general understanding of the history of this ancient centre.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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