![]() The most splendid period of the jeweller's of the Magna Graecia is the one included between the fourth and third century B.C.: the main centre of production and diffusion of jeweller's is "Taranto" and the literary sources testify that it was a very vivacious artistic and cultural centre.We know the Hellenistic jeweller's through the archaeological rests effected in the tombs: in spite of the repeated sacks that happened in the course of centuries, the funeral equipments of these ancient inhabitants are extremely rich and allow to find in a rather agile way the of a jeweller's production no doubt important. In this lively cultural and economic climate, even the jeweller's is diffused and finds a great variety of expressions. The philosophy, the literature and the art of the Greek world influenced in an evident way the artistic and cultural activities of these colonies, that gave life to refined expression: flourishing was the production of ceramics and the working in bronze, while the wonderful temples of Paestum attest the grade of refinement and the decent measure reached by the local architecture. In these colonies, that were then defenitely submitted by the Romans between 280and 265b.C., commerces, agriculture and handcraft flourished: furthermore, very important is the roll developed by these cities, spreading in Italy the Greek culture. #Ornate style magna graecia series#the Greek started to found a series of colonies that extended along the coasts of the south of Italy, from Apulia to Campania,with some centres in Sicily:"Taranto,Cuma, Metaponto, Sibari, Crotone, Reggio, Paestum and Naples"these were the main centres of this big area colonized, that was then called Magna Graecia. Helmeted head of Athena / Herakles kneeling right, strangling lion.From the eighth century B.C. 632 BMC 3 Weber 439 (this coin).Ĭaelia, Apulia. Helmeted head of Athena right two dots (mark of value) above / KAIΛ-IN-ΩN, ornate trophy of arms, on which is a large round shield, decorated with a gorgon's head palm branch crossing the spear, club in left field. Nike hurrying left, holding wreath and trophy. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, two dots above. Rutter HN Italy 763 BMC 5 SNG ANS 672.Ĭaelia, Apulia. Helmeted head of Athena right one dot (mark of value) above / KAIΛINΩN, trophy of arms star in left field. Helmeted head of Athena right one dot (mark of value) above / KAIΛINΩN, trophy of arms with star on shield upright palm branch in left field. HN Italy 762 SNG ANS 667 BMC 2.Ĭaelia, Apulia. Helmeted head of Athena right two dots (mark of value) above / KAIΛINΩN, trophy of arms, thunderbolt in left field. HN 757 var (HN lists head right).Ĭaelia, Apulia. Helmeted head of Athena left / Hercules standing right, strangling lion, club behind. Fourrée of SNG ANS 664 HN Italy 757.Ĭaelia AR Diobol (?) (0.81g). , Herakles kneeling right, holding club and strangling lion. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet, the bowl decorated with florettes. Apulia, Caelia, ancient coins index with thumbnails - īrowsing Ancient Coinage of Apulia, Caelia Browse the Apulia, Caelia page with no thumbnail images. ![]()
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