Papers by Stefania Santangelo
This hoard of 90 gold ruba¯’i¯ (originally 124 coins), dated in the al-Mustans.ir’s period, accid... more This hoard of 90 gold ruba¯’i¯ (originally 124 coins), dated in the al-Mustans.ir’s period, accidentally brought to light at the foot of Mussomeli’s castle (Caltanisetta) in the 1923. Although being exhibited from a long time, in a showcase of the Archaeological Museum of Syracuse, it has never been studied until now. It is however an important discovery for the Islamic period in Sicily, especially for the Mussomeli’s territory.
Il Giornale di Scicli (n. 13 del 30 settembre 2018) ha pubblicato alle pp. 6 e 7 la recensione (“... more Il Giornale di Scicli (n. 13 del 30 settembre 2018) ha pubblicato alle pp. 6 e 7 la recensione (“La storia di Scicli in un libro”), a firma di Concetta Ferma, della conferenza di presentazione del libro die Stefania Fornaro, Scicli. Storia, cultura e religione (secc. V-XVI), Carocci Editore (2018, pp. 404). Invitando i lettori a leggere la recensione nelle pagine dello storico quindicinale di Scicli, ne riportiamo qui una rielaborazione. *** Alla Croce un bel pomeriggio per parlare della storia di Scicli, con il nuovo libro di Carocci «È stata una bella serata per la presentazione del libro di Salvo Micciché e di Stefania Fornaro “Scicli, storia cultura e religione (secc. V-XVI)”, Carocci Editore.
F. Tomasello, "Il "Ginnasio romano" di Siracusa", 2022
The Syracuse Museum holds a collection of Arabic and Norman coins that I have been studying for a... more The Syracuse Museum holds a collection of Arabic and Norman coins that I have been studying for a few years paying special attention to previously unknown or understudied coin hoards. This research focuses on the archive documents related to the findings acquired by the Museum thanks to the zealous work of archeologist Paolo Orsi who, from 1888 onwards, recovered them (in fact, he bought them) in the vast territory belonging to the Superintendence of Antiquity of Syracuse, which extended its jurisdiction to central and eastern Sicily and even, from 1923, to the whole region. Even though it has not been sufficiently emphasized up to date, the acquisition of this Collection, within the broad field of Arab-Islamic studies, was a crucial moment in the safeguarding of Arab numismatic records. Its importance – also in light of the difficulties encountered daily – allows us to speak of a real “orsian miracle”*
Annali (Istituto Italiano di Numismatica), 2017
Archivio Storico Ibleo, 2021
Heorté. Studi in onore di Michele R. Cataudella in occasione del suo 80° compleanno, 2022
Rivista Italiana Di Numismatica E Scienze Affini, 2013
Nel Medagliere del Museo Archeologico ‘‘Paolo Orsi’’ di Siracusa si conservano due tesoretti di t... more Nel Medagliere del Museo Archeologico ‘‘Paolo Orsi’’ di Siracusa si conservano due tesoretti di tarì arabo normanni (Spaccaforno 1909 e Modica 1907), rinvenuti nella provincia di Ragusa. Nonostante siano stati recuperati parzialmente, essi costituiscono importanti rinvenimenti monetali della Sicilia normanna.
This paper analyses the Sicilian Norman tarì `belonging to two important hoards (Spaccaforno, 1909 and Modica, 1907), unhearted in the province of Ragusa (Sicily), which are now part of the coin collection of the Archaeological Museum ‘‘Paolo Orsi’’, Syracuse.
This hoard of 90 gold ruba¯’i¯ (originally 124 coins), dated in the al-Mustans.ir’s period, accid... more This hoard of 90 gold ruba¯’i¯ (originally 124 coins), dated in the al-Mustans.ir’s period, accidentally brought to light at the foot of Mussomeli’s castle (Caltanisetta) in the 1923. Although being exhibited from a long time, in a showcase of the Archaeological Museum of Syracuse, it has never been studied until now. It is however an important discovery for the Islamic period in Sicily, especially for the Mussomeli’s territory.
Rivista Italiana di Numismatica, 2020
Nel Medagliere di Siracusa e `custodito un interessante lotto di ‘‘venti piastrine di argento qua... more Nel Medagliere di Siracusa e `custodito un interessante lotto di ‘‘venti piastrine di argento quadrate’’, prelevate ed acquistate nel 1926 da Paolo Orsi da ‘‘un buon centinaio’’ che un antiquario gli aveva presentato assicurandogli la provenienza da Marsala (Trapani). Si tratta di dirham d’argento islamici anonimi dalla particolare forma quadrata, emessi dagli Almohadi in Spagna e nel Nord Africa, fra la meta `del XII e la seconda meta `del XIII secolo (1147-1269) ed imitazioni degli stessi battute in numerose zecche del Sud Europa (soprattutto in Spagna, ma anche in Francia ed in Italia) per essere utilizzati nei traffici con il mondo islamico. In particolare, i venti esemplari oggetto del presente lavoro potrebbero tutti verosimilmente appartenere a quest’ultima tipologia, nonostante le aporie riscontrate riguardo al peso ed alle dimensioni di alcuni pezzi.
The Archaeological Museum of Syracuse keeps an interesting lot of twenty square silver coins taken and purchased in 1926 by Paolo Orsi from ‘‘a good hundred’’ by an antique dealer that had presented them as discovered in Marsala (Trapani). These are anonymous Islamic silver dirhams with a particular square shape, issued by the Almohads in Spain and North Africa, between the mid-12 th and the second half of the 13 th century (1147-1269), and imitations struck in numerous mints of southern Europe (mostly in Spain, but also in France and Italy) to be used for trading with the Islamic world. In particular, the twenty specimens being studied in this work could all probably belong to this last typology, despite several discrepancies found on the weight and dimensions of some coins.
in G. MARIOTTA (a cura di), Tradizione classica, archeologia e storia negli Iblei: il nostro futuro? Omaggio a Quintino Cataudella. Atti del Convegno di studi, 2019
Annali dell'Istituto Italiano di Numismatica, 2017
This work shows a synthetic and updated view on the presence of kufic coins
and of arab/normand ... more This work shows a synthetic and updated view on the presence of kufic coins
and of arab/normand hoards in the Medagliere of Paolo Orsi Museum in Syracuse,
which has been opened in April 2010.
C. Bonanno (a cura di),"Piazza Armerina. L'area nord dell'insediamento medievale presso la Villa del Casale. Indagini archeologiche 2013-2014. Grafica Saturnia 2018", 2018
Scicli._Storia_cultura_e_religione_secc._V-XVI_Carocci_Editore, 2018
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Papers by Stefania Santangelo
This paper analyses the Sicilian Norman tarì `belonging to two important hoards (Spaccaforno, 1909 and Modica, 1907), unhearted in the province of Ragusa (Sicily), which are now part of the coin collection of the Archaeological Museum ‘‘Paolo Orsi’’, Syracuse.
The Archaeological Museum of Syracuse keeps an interesting lot of twenty square silver coins taken and purchased in 1926 by Paolo Orsi from ‘‘a good hundred’’ by an antique dealer that had presented them as discovered in Marsala (Trapani). These are anonymous Islamic silver dirhams with a particular square shape, issued by the Almohads in Spain and North Africa, between the mid-12 th and the second half of the 13 th century (1147-1269), and imitations struck in numerous mints of southern Europe (mostly in Spain, but also in France and Italy) to be used for trading with the Islamic world. In particular, the twenty specimens being studied in this work could all probably belong to this last typology, despite several discrepancies found on the weight and dimensions of some coins.
and of arab/normand hoards in the Medagliere of Paolo Orsi Museum in Syracuse,
which has been opened in April 2010.
This paper analyses the Sicilian Norman tarì `belonging to two important hoards (Spaccaforno, 1909 and Modica, 1907), unhearted in the province of Ragusa (Sicily), which are now part of the coin collection of the Archaeological Museum ‘‘Paolo Orsi’’, Syracuse.
The Archaeological Museum of Syracuse keeps an interesting lot of twenty square silver coins taken and purchased in 1926 by Paolo Orsi from ‘‘a good hundred’’ by an antique dealer that had presented them as discovered in Marsala (Trapani). These are anonymous Islamic silver dirhams with a particular square shape, issued by the Almohads in Spain and North Africa, between the mid-12 th and the second half of the 13 th century (1147-1269), and imitations struck in numerous mints of southern Europe (mostly in Spain, but also in France and Italy) to be used for trading with the Islamic world. In particular, the twenty specimens being studied in this work could all probably belong to this last typology, despite several discrepancies found on the weight and dimensions of some coins.
and of arab/normand hoards in the Medagliere of Paolo Orsi Museum in Syracuse,
which has been opened in April 2010.
Mustanṣir rinvenuto a Mussomeli (Caltanissetta) nel 1923, rimasto inedito e mai segnalato fino ad oggi, e quello ricchissimo - ma recuperato in minima parte - da Castiglione (Catania), riferibile all‘epoca normanna. Nel 1915 Paolo Orsi, nel rendere noti i risultati del primo censimento del materiale numismatico medioevale presente del Museo dichiarava, in calce, il suo compito: ―Ho additato ai cultori della numismatica medioevale i modesti tesori del Museo di Siracusa; tocca ora agli specialisti di meglio studiarli e farli conoscere‖. A distanza di un secolo ci sembra giunto il momento di raccogliere il suo appello.
Prefazione: Giuseppe Pitrolo
Contributi: Stefania Santangelo, Ignazio La China, Giuseppe Nativo
22 marzo 2019, a cura di Polo Regionale di Ragusa per i siti culturali, Centro Studi Feliciano Rossitto, Centro Servizi Culturali e Archeoclub d'Italia