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. (2024). An unusual clay stamp from Camarina (Sicily). In N.S. E. Laflı (a cura di), Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine engraved gems in the eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea area : An international e-conference on archaeological and archaeogemological approaches, May 13-14, 2021 / Izmir, Turkey. Colloquia Anatolica et Aegaea Congressus internationales Smyrnenses XI (pp. 21-27). Izmir : Dokuz Eylül University – DEU.
An unusual clay stamp from Camarina (Sicily)
PISANI Marcella
2024-01-01
Abstract
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
