Tyndaris necropolis 1

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter: 34.59
  • Weight: 7.18
  • Thickness: 4.46
• Shape: Circular

Typological Description

Source: Tyndaris 1

• Object Type: Token

• Obverse

  • Deity: Dioskouroi/Dioscuri

• Geographic

  • Mint: Tyndaris

• Date Range

  • From Date: 44 B.C.
  • To Date: 0 B.C.
• Manufacture: Pressed
• Material: Clay

Findspot Description

• Findspot

  • Description: Tindari (Messina, Sicily): found in the Greek and Roman necropolis in 1896 by Antonino Salinas and reported in the journal of excavations.
  • Findspot: Tindari (Messina, Sicily)

  • Point

    • Coordinates: 38.14272495, 15.0445609

Notes

• Note: The reverse shows the inventory number, probably written by Paolo Orsi (blank ink). The token was donated to the Museum of Syracuse in April 1917 by Michele Cammisa, a priest working at Tindari. The artefact is now stored at the local Antiquarium of Tindari.

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: University of Warwick