The subject of this paper is a clay stamp found in Camarina (Sicily), whose imprint bears the jugate portrait of Isis and Serapis, of a type very similar to that used in the coinage of Syracuse and other cities of eastern Sicily during the reign of Hieron II (c.271-216 BCE). The paper attempts to understand the use of this singular – perhaps unique – artefact and suggests that it relates to the Lex Hieronica agricultural taxation system developed during the Hieronian period in the territory subject to the influence of Syracuse: a territory that included Camarina.
Pisani, M. (2025). An unusual clay stamp from Camarina (Sicily). In S.G. E. Günther (a cura di), GLYPTICA. Current Studies on Ancient Greek, Roman and Early Byzantine Gems (pp. 499-507). Tecklenburg : Ugarit Verlag.
An unusual clay stamp from Camarina (Sicily)
PISANI Marcella
2025-01-01
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The subject of this paper is a clay stamp found in Camarina (Sicily), whose imprint bears the jugate portrait of Isis and Serapis, of a type very similar to that used in the coinage of Syracuse and other cities of eastern Sicily during the reign of Hieron II (c.271-216 BCE). The paper attempts to understand the use of this singular – perhaps unique – artefact and suggests that it relates to the Lex Hieronica agricultural taxation system developed during the Hieronian period in the territory subject to the influence of Syracuse: a territory that included Camarina.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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