La storia di Messina attraverso le monete
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https://doi.org/10.13129/2036-5896/MAUROLICO2026.%25pKeywords:
Mint of Messina, Numismatics, Coins, SicilyAbstract
This paper analyses the six coins of the collection of the Historical Archive of the “Tommaso Cannizzaro” Municipal Library of Messina, all originating from the Messina mint and dating from the Greek period to the early modern age. The examination of each specimen allows for the identification of key phases in the city’s monetary history, highlighting its connections with the political, economic and institutional transformations of the Mediterranean world. The paper concludes with an overview of the events following the closure of the mint in 1679.
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