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Research paper thumbnail of The coinage of Tyre: a material indicator of the Phoenician connectivity and interculturalism

From the 5th century BC Tyre owned one of the most important mints in the Phoenician territory an... more From the 5th century BC Tyre owned one of the most important mints in the Phoenician territory and it possessed a great autonomy from the Persian control, unlike the contemporary cities, like Sidon. The examination of the Tyrian coinage, instead, can allow the knowledge of some specific aspects of the geographical extension of the contacts established by the Phoenicians and of the intercultural relations with the people of the Mediterranean.

\t first, in the Near East the commercial traffic was based on the exchange of pieces of metal or on barter. The monetary system was mainly used with the Greek and Persian worlds. n 450 BC Tyre is the first Phoenician city to inaugurate a mint, followed by Byblos, Sidon and Arwad, thanks to the metallurgical resources coming from its own mine. Indeed, after the battle of Eurymedon (470 BC), Persian control nflexible with the Phoenician commercial traffic, and the Lebanese cities sought autonomy and attempted to establish their own authority (Elayi - Elayi 2009, 323-328). or this reason the coinage begins. This becomes a means of payment for the Persian tributes, plays the role of political marker of the Phoenician thalassocratic power and determines the commercial importance of the city of Tyre. Vhen it was possible identify the provenence, the study of the finds allows to know the areas affected by the diffusion of Tyrian trades and, in some cases, the specific cities engaged (Elayi 1992, 21-31). The spread of the coins produced by the mint of Tyre in the Mediterranean basin shows a concentration of commercial contacts with the area around the Tyrian territory. The contacts involve both the hinterland and the coast. The territories reached by the trade with Tyre are primarly Israel and Lebanon, follow Syria, Egypt, Cyprus and Southern Turkey (Figs. 1-2). The sporadic and isolated finds in Iran and Afghanistan (Fig. 2) are probably not due to trade, but brought to these lands by other contingent causes or in a subsequent period. Ar exception is the Tigris hoard, in Iraq (with seven Tyrian shekhels, Elayi - Elayi 2009, 400). Indeed Tyrian trades with the area of Mesopotamia are attested (Ez. 27, 23). PROBLEMS RESEARCH Fabiola Zielli-” La Sapienza” University of Rome (fabiola.zielli@hotmail.it)

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Research paper thumbnail of An amphora with painted palmette motif from Area B at Motya

Vicino Oriente, 2019

An amphora painted with a palmette motif dating from the 4 th century BC was brought to light dur... more An amphora painted with a palmette motif dating from the 4 th century BC was brought to light during the excavation of the Area B at Motya in 1989. The shape is a popular amphora type in the Punic ceramic repertoire, while the decoration, both in design and iconography, appear as an outcome of shared and hybridized motifs between the Phoenician and the Greek elements co-habiting in Motya during its latest phase of life.

Research paper thumbnail of AN AMPHORA WITH PAINTED PALMETTE MOTIF FROM AREA B AT MOTYA

Vicino Oriente XXIII, 2019

An amphora painted with a palmette motif dating from the 4 th century BC was brought to light dur... more An amphora painted with a palmette motif dating from the 4 th century BC was brought to light during the excavation of the Area B at Motya in 1989. The shape is a popular amphora type in the Punic ceramic repertoire, while the decoration, both in design and iconography, appear as an outcome of shared and hybridized motifs between the Phoenician and the Greek elements co-habiting in Motya during its latest phase of life.

Research paper thumbnail of The coinage of Tyre: a material indicator of the Phoenician connectivity and interculturalism

From the 5th century BC Tyre owned one of the most important mints in the Phoenician territory an... more From the 5th century BC Tyre owned one of the most important mints in the Phoenician territory and it possessed a great autonomy from the Persian control, unlike the contemporary cities, like Sidon. The examination of the Tyrian coinage, instead, can allow the knowledge of some specific aspects of the geographical extension of the contacts established by the Phoenicians and of the intercultural relations with the people of the Mediterranean.

\t first, in the Near East the commercial traffic was based on the exchange of pieces of metal or on barter. The monetary system was mainly used with the Greek and Persian worlds. n 450 BC Tyre is the first Phoenician city to inaugurate a mint, followed by Byblos, Sidon and Arwad, thanks to the metallurgical resources coming from its own mine. Indeed, after the battle of Eurymedon (470 BC), Persian control nflexible with the Phoenician commercial traffic, and the Lebanese cities sought autonomy and attempted to establish their own authority (Elayi - Elayi 2009, 323-328). or this reason the coinage begins. This becomes a means of payment for the Persian tributes, plays the role of political marker of the Phoenician thalassocratic power and determines the commercial importance of the city of Tyre. Vhen it was possible identify the provenence, the study of the finds allows to know the areas affected by the diffusion of Tyrian trades and, in some cases, the specific cities engaged (Elayi 1992, 21-31). The spread of the coins produced by the mint of Tyre in the Mediterranean basin shows a concentration of commercial contacts with the area around the Tyrian territory. The contacts involve both the hinterland and the coast. The territories reached by the trade with Tyre are primarly Israel and Lebanon, follow Syria, Egypt, Cyprus and Southern Turkey (Figs. 1-2). The sporadic and isolated finds in Iran and Afghanistan (Fig. 2) are probably not due to trade, but brought to these lands by other contingent causes or in a subsequent period. Ar exception is the Tigris hoard, in Iraq (with seven Tyrian shekhels, Elayi - Elayi 2009, 400). Indeed Tyrian trades with the area of Mesopotamia are attested (Ez. 27, 23). PROBLEMS RESEARCH Fabiola Zielli-” La Sapienza” University of Rome (fabiola.zielli@hotmail.it)

Research paper thumbnail of An amphora with painted palmette motif from Area B at Motya

Vicino Oriente, 2019

An amphora painted with a palmette motif dating from the 4 th century BC was brought to light dur... more An amphora painted with a palmette motif dating from the 4 th century BC was brought to light during the excavation of the Area B at Motya in 1989. The shape is a popular amphora type in the Punic ceramic repertoire, while the decoration, both in design and iconography, appear as an outcome of shared and hybridized motifs between the Phoenician and the Greek elements co-habiting in Motya during its latest phase of life.

Research paper thumbnail of AN AMPHORA WITH PAINTED PALMETTE MOTIF FROM AREA B AT MOTYA

Vicino Oriente XXIII, 2019

An amphora painted with a palmette motif dating from the 4 th century BC was brought to light dur... more An amphora painted with a palmette motif dating from the 4 th century BC was brought to light during the excavation of the Area B at Motya in 1989. The shape is a popular amphora type in the Punic ceramic repertoire, while the decoration, both in design and iconography, appear as an outcome of shared and hybridized motifs between the Phoenician and the Greek elements co-habiting in Motya during its latest phase of life.