April 12, 2024
MESSANA SICILY AE19___288BC________________Mamertini !!
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MS29 FRASCATIUS ANCIENTS A BEAUTIFUL BRONZE COIN OF MESSANA SICILY FROM AFTER 288 BC. THE SIZE IS 19.1 MM AND 4.41 GRAMS. SNG Cop 465 OBVERSE – Laureate head of Zeus right REVERSE – Naked warrior charging right, brandishing spear and shield Founded by Greek colonists in the 8th century BC, Messina was originally called Zancle, from the Greek: meaning "scythe" because of the shape of its natural harbour (though a legend attributes the name to King Zanclus). In the early 5th century BC, Anaxilas of Rhegium renamed it Messene in honour of the Greek city. The city was sacked in 397 BC by the Carthaginians and then reconquered by Dionysius I of Syracuse.In 288 BC the Mamertines seized the city by treachery, killing all the men and taking the women as their wives. The city became a base from which they ravaged the countryside, leading to a conflict with the expanding regional empire of Syracuse. Hiero II, tyrant of Syracuse, defeated the Mamertines near Mylae on the Longanus River and besieged Messina. Carthage assisted the Mamertines because of a long-standing conflict with Syracuse over dominance in Sicily. When Hiero attacked a second time in 264 BC, the Mamertines petitioned Rome for an alliance, hoping for more reliable protection. Although initially reluctant to assist lest it encourage other mercenary groups to mutiny, Rome
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