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Philistis, the wife of Hieron II, was a queen of ancient
IG XIV 3
''basilissas Philistidos''.
IGASMG II 37
*Coins of Ancient Sicily By George Francis Hil
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(2009) *R. Rochette, Memoires de Numismaiique et d Antiquite, pp. 63–78 *Visconti, Iconogr. Grecque, vol. ii. pp. 21–25. *The Coin Collector's Manual, Or Guide To Numismatic Student In The Formation Of A Cabinet Of Coin
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by Henry Noel Humphreys (1853) *Di Gregorio, G. 2021. The Taormina theater: The digital survey system of knowledge open in time. ''Proceedings of the joint international event 9th ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 & 3rd GEORES'', 427-435. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4995/Arqueologica9.2021.12168. {{Authority control 3rd-century BC Syracusans Ancient Greek queens consort
Philistis, the wife of Hieron II, was a queen of ancient Syracuse
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, Magna Graecia
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, known from her coins, which are numerous, and of fine workmanship, and from the occurrence of her name (bearing the title of queen, as it does also on her coins) in some Greek inscriptions on the stands of the theater of Tauromenium (Taormina).Di Gregorio 2021, 428. The circumstance that it is here associated with that of Nereis
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, the wife of Gelon II, as well as the style and fabric of the coins, which closely resemble those of Hieron II and his son, leads to the conclusion that these were struck during the long reign of Hieron II. The most probable conjecture is that Philistis was the wife of Hieron himself.
References
IG XIV 3
''basilissas Philistidos''.
IGASMG II 37
*Coins of Ancient Sicily By George Francis Hil
Page 190
(2009) *R. Rochette, Memoires de Numismaiique et d Antiquite, pp. 63–78 *Visconti, Iconogr. Grecque, vol. ii. pp. 21–25. *The Coin Collector's Manual, Or Guide To Numismatic Student In The Formation Of A Cabinet Of Coin
Page 110
by Henry Noel Humphreys (1853) *Di Gregorio, G. 2021. The Taormina theater: The digital survey system of knowledge open in time. ''Proceedings of the joint international event 9th ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 & 3rd GEORES'', 427-435. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4995/Arqueologica9.2021.12168. {{Authority control 3rd-century BC Syracusans Ancient Greek queens consort