The authors publish several Byzantine, medieval and modern coins discovered in 2021 in Buzău Coun... more The authors publish several Byzantine, medieval and modern coins discovered in 2021 in Buzău County. The oldest coin is a Byzantine solidus issued by Emperor Teophilus (829-842) found in the forest near the village of Spătaru, Costești commune. A Hungarian denarius struck by Vladislaus II at the mint in Kremnica (Körmöcbánya) in the years 1500-1502 was found in the forest near Sărulești commune. In the area of Pardoși, a șahi (dirhem) was discovered, issued by the mint in Erzurum during the reign of Sultan Murad III (1574-1595). Another șahi struck at Çança in the name of Sultan Murad III was found in the village of Lipia, Merei commune. In the forest near the village of Mierea, Vernești commune, a lion-thaler from the United Provinces of the Netherlands was discovered, issued in 1651 by Westfriesland. A coin hoard consisting of 57 Ottoman silver coins issued by sultans Abdülhamid I (1774 -1789) and Selim III (1789-1807) was found by chance near the village of Scărișoara, Cislău commune. Aspects of monetary circulation in the area of the Curvature Carpathians in the medieval period are discussed.
In 1928, in the village of Kalipetrovo, near Silistra, during agricultural works some inhabitants... more In 1928, in the village of Kalipetrovo, near Silistra, during agricultural works some inhabitants accidentally discovered a large treasure consisting of Byzantine gold coins, ingots and adornments weighing about 4 kg. Twenty-eight Byzantine gold coins from the treasure are preserved in the collections of the Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology, with the following distribution by issuers: Basil II and Constantine VIII (2), Constantine IX Monomachos (5), Constantine X Doukas (4), Romanos IV Diogenes (10), Michael VII Doukas (6) and Alexius I Comnenos (1). The first information about the Kalipetrovo hoard was published in 1931, when the author of the article, George Severeanu, bought three more Byzantine gold coins and some adornments from the discoverers. The analysis of the adornments from a typological point of view, based on analogies with similar artifacts from the Balkans (Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania) and Hungary, indicates a chronology of them that can be extended from the end of the tenth century (ring and links hair) until the twelfth century (hair earrings and links). The moon-shaped pendant is the only piece that raises certain dating issues, at this time a very similar specimen dating to the 7th century, discovered at Sisak in Croatia, is known. The presence of the fragments of gold bars is not a very precise element of dating, at least for the current territory of Romania. Here, they were discovered rather in later hoards, such as at Streza-Cârțișoara, Amnaș or Mihail Kogălniceanu-Dealul Uzun Baiîr and less frequently in the early ones, such as the one from Răducăneni. The most recent coin from the discovery in Kalipetrovo, a hyperper from Alexius I struck after the reform of 1092/1093, indicates the hiding of the treasure in the context of the Cuman invasion of 1094.
Dobrogea. Coordonate istorice si arheologice, 2016
The authors present a hoard of 259 counterfeits after the Silver Ottoman akçe struck by Ahmed I. ... more The authors present a hoard of 259 counterfeits after the Silver Ottoman akçe struck by Ahmed I. The counterfeits were produced with three dies, two for Obverse and one for Reverse. According to Slobodan Srećković, the prototypes used for the Obverse dies were the Ottoman Silver coins with the Obverse type A and the Obverse type C. The Reverse die represent a copy after the Obverse A but without the father name Mehmed and adding the year 1012 written 1102. The hoard include 84 pieces (blanks) prepared for striking.
Revista de Cercetări Arheologice și Numismatice, 2020
The authors present a monetary hoard from the end of the 16th century discovered at Bora, Ialomiț... more The authors present a monetary hoard from the end of the 16th century discovered at Bora, Ialomița County. The hoard consists of 24 coins, four gold ducats from the Netherlands and Hungary and 20 large European silver coins struck in Austria, the Netherlands, Transylvania, various principalities and cities within the Roman-German Empire. The most recent coin, a gold ducat struck by Zeeland in 1595, shows that the treasure was hidden during the reign of Michael the Brave, in the context of the events that took place after the battle of Călugăreni. The analysis of the hoard suggests that the coins arrived in Wallachia rather by military means, for the payment of the soldiers.
A significant research about the Alexander type staters from Kallatis at the middle of the 3rd ce... more A significant research about the Alexander type staters from Kallatis at the middle of the 3rd century BC.
An interesting investigation to recovered data concerning an old hoard discovered more than one h... more An interesting investigation to recovered data concerning an old hoard discovered more than one hundred years ago in the ancient Tomis.
An interesting investigation to recover an old hoard of diobols from Apollonia Pontica and Mesemb... more An interesting investigation to recover an old hoard of diobols from Apollonia Pontica and Mesembria discovered in the ancient Tomis.
Revista de Cercetări Arheologice şi Numismatice, 2019
The authors publish 13 gold staters of Lysimachus type kept in the Maria and dr. George Severeanu... more The authors publish 13 gold staters of Lysimachus type kept in the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection. Three pieces belong to the posthumous issues of the 3rd – 2nd centuries BC, while 10 items were minted by the Pontic cities Istros, Tomis and Kallatis in the context of the Mithridatic wars. The earliest Lysimachus type stater, with ΔI, but without a trident on the reverse, was attributed to the city of Byzantion in c. 255-c. 245 BC, in the context of the wars between Ptolemaic Egypt and the Seleucid Empire. On the side of the Ptolemies, the city of Byzantion carried out an active policy in the Pontic area during the 3rd century BC, putting into circulation an important volume of gold staters. In the years 255-254 BC, the written sources mention two events that could lead to the minting of the staters with ΔI at Byzantion: the siege of the city by Antioch II and the war with Callatis. The second stater from the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection, with a trident, BY and the monogram on the reverse was issued by Byzantion in the years c. 175-150 BC. A posthumous stater of Lysimachus type (with TO, trident and AI on the reverse) minted at Tomis stands as proof of the ascension of this city in the second part of the 3rd century BC. Greek cities on the western coast of the Black Sea begin to mint staters of Lysimachus type following the model promoted by Byzantion. During this period, the importance of Tomis increases, which, at the beginning of the third Syrian war (246-241 BC), puts into circulation staters of Lysimachus type without trident on the reverse. Subsequently, Tomis struck staters of Lysimachus type with trident and AI on the reverse, probably for the purpose of hiring local mercenaries in the context of events happening in Thrace and Asia Minor in the years 230-c. 220 BC or later, towards the end of the 3rd century BC. Of the staters of Lysimachus type from the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection, ten pieces are the latest issues put into circulation by Istros (1), Tomis (6) and Callatis (3). Regarding the Tomitan staters, it was found that two pieces with the ΘЄM were produced with the same obverse die and have a high gold content, 98.96% and 98.32%. Two other pieces, with the monogram, with the same obverse die, but different reverse dies, have a smaller title, 97.48% and 97.09%. The last two staters from Tomis, one with ΔIΟ on the reverse and the other with, have a gold content of 96.79% and 94.69%. A decrease in the title can also be seen in the case of the three Callatian staters, all with a trident in exergue, the monogram and the abbreviation KAΛ on the reverse. One stater (no. 10 in the catalog) has a better title, 97.01%, compared to the other two (nos. 11-12 in the catalog), which have a gold content of 95.99% and 95.72%. All the Callatian staters were minted with the same re-engraved obverse die. In the beginning, staters were produced such as piece no. 10 of the catalog, subsequently, the die was modified by adding a new element (a rosette or a star) visible in the case of the two staters nos. 11 and 12. As for dating, both the Callatian and Tomitan staters from the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection were put into circulation in the 1st century BC, especially during the Mithridatic wars, but not later than the years 72/71. BC. The last item in the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection is a stater struck by Istros, with a trident, IΣ and ΔI on the reverse. From a stylistic point of view, the coin seems to be authentic, but the weight is too high, 8.97 g, and shows a low gold content (87.79%), indicating rather a very well made fake. There are discussions on the two series of staters with ΔI on the reverse struck by Istros and which, based on an inscription, were assigned to Diogenes strategist and dated 91-89 BC and 89-86 BC respectively. Attention must be brought to the fact that the dating of the inscription is not certain and the episode described, the arrest of the Istrian embassy by Byzantion, could have taken place after the Second Mithridatic War (83-81 BC), but not later than 75 BC.
MATERIALE ŞI CERCETĂRI ARHEOLOGICE (serie nouă), XV, 2019, p. 157–169, 2019
In the present article, 22 coins resulting from the archaeological research in Sector A from Trop... more In the present article, 22 coins resulting from the archaeological research in Sector A from Tropaeum Traiani (Adamclisi, Constanţa County) archaeological site are analysed; among them 17 are from the Late Roman period while five are Byzantine, dated to the 6 th century AD. All the above-mentioned coins were excavated between 2005 and 2016.
Keywords: Tropaeum Traiani, Sector A, Roman and Byzantine coins
Autorii prezintă un lot de 22 de monede descoperite în perioada 2005-2016 pe şantierul arheologic Tropaeum Traiani (Adamclisi, judeţul Constanţa); 17 monede sunt datate în epoca romană târzie, iar cinci sunt bizantine, datate în secolul al VI-lea.
Cuvinte-cheie: Tropaeum Traiani, Sectorul A, monede romane şi bizantine
The authors publish several Byzantine, medieval and modern coins discovered in 2021 in Buzău Coun... more The authors publish several Byzantine, medieval and modern coins discovered in 2021 in Buzău County. The oldest coin is a Byzantine solidus issued by Emperor Teophilus (829-842) found in the forest near the village of Spătaru, Costești commune. A Hungarian denarius struck by Vladislaus II at the mint in Kremnica (Körmöcbánya) in the years 1500-1502 was found in the forest near Sărulești commune. In the area of Pardoși, a șahi (dirhem) was discovered, issued by the mint in Erzurum during the reign of Sultan Murad III (1574-1595). Another șahi struck at Çança in the name of Sultan Murad III was found in the village of Lipia, Merei commune. In the forest near the village of Mierea, Vernești commune, a lion-thaler from the United Provinces of the Netherlands was discovered, issued in 1651 by Westfriesland. A coin hoard consisting of 57 Ottoman silver coins issued by sultans Abdülhamid I (1774 -1789) and Selim III (1789-1807) was found by chance near the village of Scărișoara, Cislău commune. Aspects of monetary circulation in the area of the Curvature Carpathians in the medieval period are discussed.
In 1928, in the village of Kalipetrovo, near Silistra, during agricultural works some inhabitants... more In 1928, in the village of Kalipetrovo, near Silistra, during agricultural works some inhabitants accidentally discovered a large treasure consisting of Byzantine gold coins, ingots and adornments weighing about 4 kg. Twenty-eight Byzantine gold coins from the treasure are preserved in the collections of the Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology, with the following distribution by issuers: Basil II and Constantine VIII (2), Constantine IX Monomachos (5), Constantine X Doukas (4), Romanos IV Diogenes (10), Michael VII Doukas (6) and Alexius I Comnenos (1). The first information about the Kalipetrovo hoard was published in 1931, when the author of the article, George Severeanu, bought three more Byzantine gold coins and some adornments from the discoverers. The analysis of the adornments from a typological point of view, based on analogies with similar artifacts from the Balkans (Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania) and Hungary, indicates a chronology of them that can be extended from the end of the tenth century (ring and links hair) until the twelfth century (hair earrings and links). The moon-shaped pendant is the only piece that raises certain dating issues, at this time a very similar specimen dating to the 7th century, discovered at Sisak in Croatia, is known. The presence of the fragments of gold bars is not a very precise element of dating, at least for the current territory of Romania. Here, they were discovered rather in later hoards, such as at Streza-Cârțișoara, Amnaș or Mihail Kogălniceanu-Dealul Uzun Baiîr and less frequently in the early ones, such as the one from Răducăneni. The most recent coin from the discovery in Kalipetrovo, a hyperper from Alexius I struck after the reform of 1092/1093, indicates the hiding of the treasure in the context of the Cuman invasion of 1094.
Dobrogea. Coordonate istorice si arheologice, 2016
The authors present a hoard of 259 counterfeits after the Silver Ottoman akçe struck by Ahmed I. ... more The authors present a hoard of 259 counterfeits after the Silver Ottoman akçe struck by Ahmed I. The counterfeits were produced with three dies, two for Obverse and one for Reverse. According to Slobodan Srećković, the prototypes used for the Obverse dies were the Ottoman Silver coins with the Obverse type A and the Obverse type C. The Reverse die represent a copy after the Obverse A but without the father name Mehmed and adding the year 1012 written 1102. The hoard include 84 pieces (blanks) prepared for striking.
Revista de Cercetări Arheologice și Numismatice, 2020
The authors present a monetary hoard from the end of the 16th century discovered at Bora, Ialomiț... more The authors present a monetary hoard from the end of the 16th century discovered at Bora, Ialomița County. The hoard consists of 24 coins, four gold ducats from the Netherlands and Hungary and 20 large European silver coins struck in Austria, the Netherlands, Transylvania, various principalities and cities within the Roman-German Empire. The most recent coin, a gold ducat struck by Zeeland in 1595, shows that the treasure was hidden during the reign of Michael the Brave, in the context of the events that took place after the battle of Călugăreni. The analysis of the hoard suggests that the coins arrived in Wallachia rather by military means, for the payment of the soldiers.
A significant research about the Alexander type staters from Kallatis at the middle of the 3rd ce... more A significant research about the Alexander type staters from Kallatis at the middle of the 3rd century BC.
An interesting investigation to recovered data concerning an old hoard discovered more than one h... more An interesting investigation to recovered data concerning an old hoard discovered more than one hundred years ago in the ancient Tomis.
An interesting investigation to recover an old hoard of diobols from Apollonia Pontica and Mesemb... more An interesting investigation to recover an old hoard of diobols from Apollonia Pontica and Mesembria discovered in the ancient Tomis.
Revista de Cercetări Arheologice şi Numismatice, 2019
The authors publish 13 gold staters of Lysimachus type kept in the Maria and dr. George Severeanu... more The authors publish 13 gold staters of Lysimachus type kept in the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection. Three pieces belong to the posthumous issues of the 3rd – 2nd centuries BC, while 10 items were minted by the Pontic cities Istros, Tomis and Kallatis in the context of the Mithridatic wars. The earliest Lysimachus type stater, with ΔI, but without a trident on the reverse, was attributed to the city of Byzantion in c. 255-c. 245 BC, in the context of the wars between Ptolemaic Egypt and the Seleucid Empire. On the side of the Ptolemies, the city of Byzantion carried out an active policy in the Pontic area during the 3rd century BC, putting into circulation an important volume of gold staters. In the years 255-254 BC, the written sources mention two events that could lead to the minting of the staters with ΔI at Byzantion: the siege of the city by Antioch II and the war with Callatis. The second stater from the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection, with a trident, BY and the monogram on the reverse was issued by Byzantion in the years c. 175-150 BC. A posthumous stater of Lysimachus type (with TO, trident and AI on the reverse) minted at Tomis stands as proof of the ascension of this city in the second part of the 3rd century BC. Greek cities on the western coast of the Black Sea begin to mint staters of Lysimachus type following the model promoted by Byzantion. During this period, the importance of Tomis increases, which, at the beginning of the third Syrian war (246-241 BC), puts into circulation staters of Lysimachus type without trident on the reverse. Subsequently, Tomis struck staters of Lysimachus type with trident and AI on the reverse, probably for the purpose of hiring local mercenaries in the context of events happening in Thrace and Asia Minor in the years 230-c. 220 BC or later, towards the end of the 3rd century BC. Of the staters of Lysimachus type from the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection, ten pieces are the latest issues put into circulation by Istros (1), Tomis (6) and Callatis (3). Regarding the Tomitan staters, it was found that two pieces with the ΘЄM were produced with the same obverse die and have a high gold content, 98.96% and 98.32%. Two other pieces, with the monogram, with the same obverse die, but different reverse dies, have a smaller title, 97.48% and 97.09%. The last two staters from Tomis, one with ΔIΟ on the reverse and the other with, have a gold content of 96.79% and 94.69%. A decrease in the title can also be seen in the case of the three Callatian staters, all with a trident in exergue, the monogram and the abbreviation KAΛ on the reverse. One stater (no. 10 in the catalog) has a better title, 97.01%, compared to the other two (nos. 11-12 in the catalog), which have a gold content of 95.99% and 95.72%. All the Callatian staters were minted with the same re-engraved obverse die. In the beginning, staters were produced such as piece no. 10 of the catalog, subsequently, the die was modified by adding a new element (a rosette or a star) visible in the case of the two staters nos. 11 and 12. As for dating, both the Callatian and Tomitan staters from the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection were put into circulation in the 1st century BC, especially during the Mithridatic wars, but not later than the years 72/71. BC. The last item in the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection is a stater struck by Istros, with a trident, IΣ and ΔI on the reverse. From a stylistic point of view, the coin seems to be authentic, but the weight is too high, 8.97 g, and shows a low gold content (87.79%), indicating rather a very well made fake. There are discussions on the two series of staters with ΔI on the reverse struck by Istros and which, based on an inscription, were assigned to Diogenes strategist and dated 91-89 BC and 89-86 BC respectively. Attention must be brought to the fact that the dating of the inscription is not certain and the episode described, the arrest of the Istrian embassy by Byzantion, could have taken place after the Second Mithridatic War (83-81 BC), but not later than 75 BC.
MATERIALE ŞI CERCETĂRI ARHEOLOGICE (serie nouă), XV, 2019, p. 157–169, 2019
In the present article, 22 coins resulting from the archaeological research in Sector A from Trop... more In the present article, 22 coins resulting from the archaeological research in Sector A from Tropaeum Traiani (Adamclisi, Constanţa County) archaeological site are analysed; among them 17 are from the Late Roman period while five are Byzantine, dated to the 6 th century AD. All the above-mentioned coins were excavated between 2005 and 2016.
Keywords: Tropaeum Traiani, Sector A, Roman and Byzantine coins
Autorii prezintă un lot de 22 de monede descoperite în perioada 2005-2016 pe şantierul arheologic Tropaeum Traiani (Adamclisi, judeţul Constanţa); 17 monede sunt datate în epoca romană târzie, iar cinci sunt bizantine, datate în secolul al VI-lea.
Cuvinte-cheie: Tropaeum Traiani, Sectorul A, monede romane şi bizantine
The hoard discovered at Deduleşti (15th-17th centuries)
This paper refers to a coins hoard disco... more The hoard discovered at Deduleşti (15th-17th centuries)
This paper refers to a coins hoard discovered in Deduleşti, commune Topliceni, Buzǎu County in 1988. The 593 pieces are an excellent radiography of monetary circulation in Muntenia region in the middle of the seventeenth century, among them being coins of high value used for larger transactions and small coins required in daily transactions. Thus, Deduleşti hoard contains thalers struck in the Dutch provinces, Spain (including the colonies in America) and the Holy Roman Empire and also Hungarian denarii and Polish coins (½ groats, 3 groats and ¼ thaler). The hoard has no one Ottoman coin and the most probable this is a consequence of the monetary debasement in the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman government began to close down the mints and the volume of silver coin production declined significantly in the seventeenth century. The oldest pieces from Deduleşti hoard are Hungarian denarii struck in the second half of the fifteenth century. The latest coin of the hoard is a Dutch thaler issued in 1660. Most probable the hoard was buried during the revolt from Wallachia against Ottoman Empire in the years 1659/1660.
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A posthumous stater of Lysimachus type (with TO, trident and AI on the reverse) minted at Tomis stands as proof of the ascension of this city in the second part of the 3rd century BC. Greek cities on the western coast of the Black Sea begin to mint staters of Lysimachus type following the model promoted by Byzantion. During this period, the importance of Tomis increases, which, at the beginning of the third Syrian war (246-241 BC), puts into circulation staters of Lysimachus type without trident on the reverse. Subsequently, Tomis struck staters of Lysimachus type with trident and AI on the reverse, probably for the purpose of hiring local mercenaries in the context of events happening in Thrace and Asia Minor in the years 230-c. 220 BC or later, towards the end of the 3rd century BC.
Of the staters of Lysimachus type from the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection, ten pieces are the latest issues put into circulation by Istros (1), Tomis (6) and Callatis (3). Regarding the Tomitan staters, it was found that two pieces with the ΘЄM were produced with the same obverse die and have a high gold content, 98.96% and 98.32%. Two other pieces, with the monogram, with the same obverse die, but different reverse dies, have a smaller title, 97.48% and 97.09%. The last two staters from Tomis, one with ΔIΟ on the reverse and the other with, have a gold content of 96.79% and 94.69%. A decrease in the title can also be seen in the case of the three Callatian staters, all with a trident in exergue, the monogram and the abbreviation KAΛ on the reverse. One stater (no. 10 in the catalog) has a better title, 97.01%, compared to the other two (nos. 11-12 in the catalog), which have a gold content of 95.99% and 95.72%. All the Callatian staters were minted with the same re-engraved obverse die. In the beginning, staters were produced such as piece no. 10 of the catalog, subsequently, the die was modified by adding a new element (a rosette or a star) visible in the case of the two staters nos. 11 and 12. As for dating, both the Callatian and Tomitan staters from the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection were put into circulation in the 1st century BC, especially during the Mithridatic wars, but not later than the years 72/71. BC.
The last item in the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection is a stater struck by Istros, with a trident, IΣ and ΔI on the reverse. From a stylistic point of view, the coin seems to be authentic, but the weight is too high, 8.97 g, and shows a low gold content (87.79%), indicating rather a very well made fake. There are discussions on the two series of staters with ΔI on the reverse struck by Istros and which, based on an inscription, were assigned to Diogenes strategist and dated 91-89 BC and 89-86 BC respectively. Attention must be brought to the fact that the dating of the inscription is not certain and the episode described, the arrest of the Istrian embassy by Byzantion, could have taken place after the Second Mithridatic War (83-81 BC), but not later than 75 BC.
Keywords: Tropaeum Traiani, Sector A, Roman and Byzantine coins
Autorii prezintă un lot de 22 de monede descoperite în perioada 2005-2016 pe şantierul arheologic Tropaeum Traiani (Adamclisi, judeţul Constanţa); 17 monede sunt datate în epoca romană târzie, iar cinci sunt bizantine, datate în secolul al VI-lea.
Cuvinte-cheie: Tropaeum Traiani, Sectorul A, monede romane şi bizantine
A posthumous stater of Lysimachus type (with TO, trident and AI on the reverse) minted at Tomis stands as proof of the ascension of this city in the second part of the 3rd century BC. Greek cities on the western coast of the Black Sea begin to mint staters of Lysimachus type following the model promoted by Byzantion. During this period, the importance of Tomis increases, which, at the beginning of the third Syrian war (246-241 BC), puts into circulation staters of Lysimachus type without trident on the reverse. Subsequently, Tomis struck staters of Lysimachus type with trident and AI on the reverse, probably for the purpose of hiring local mercenaries in the context of events happening in Thrace and Asia Minor in the years 230-c. 220 BC or later, towards the end of the 3rd century BC.
Of the staters of Lysimachus type from the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection, ten pieces are the latest issues put into circulation by Istros (1), Tomis (6) and Callatis (3). Regarding the Tomitan staters, it was found that two pieces with the ΘЄM were produced with the same obverse die and have a high gold content, 98.96% and 98.32%. Two other pieces, with the monogram, with the same obverse die, but different reverse dies, have a smaller title, 97.48% and 97.09%. The last two staters from Tomis, one with ΔIΟ on the reverse and the other with, have a gold content of 96.79% and 94.69%. A decrease in the title can also be seen in the case of the three Callatian staters, all with a trident in exergue, the monogram and the abbreviation KAΛ on the reverse. One stater (no. 10 in the catalog) has a better title, 97.01%, compared to the other two (nos. 11-12 in the catalog), which have a gold content of 95.99% and 95.72%. All the Callatian staters were minted with the same re-engraved obverse die. In the beginning, staters were produced such as piece no. 10 of the catalog, subsequently, the die was modified by adding a new element (a rosette or a star) visible in the case of the two staters nos. 11 and 12. As for dating, both the Callatian and Tomitan staters from the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection were put into circulation in the 1st century BC, especially during the Mithridatic wars, but not later than the years 72/71. BC.
The last item in the Maria and dr. George Severeanu collection is a stater struck by Istros, with a trident, IΣ and ΔI on the reverse. From a stylistic point of view, the coin seems to be authentic, but the weight is too high, 8.97 g, and shows a low gold content (87.79%), indicating rather a very well made fake. There are discussions on the two series of staters with ΔI on the reverse struck by Istros and which, based on an inscription, were assigned to Diogenes strategist and dated 91-89 BC and 89-86 BC respectively. Attention must be brought to the fact that the dating of the inscription is not certain and the episode described, the arrest of the Istrian embassy by Byzantion, could have taken place after the Second Mithridatic War (83-81 BC), but not later than 75 BC.
Keywords: Tropaeum Traiani, Sector A, Roman and Byzantine coins
Autorii prezintă un lot de 22 de monede descoperite în perioada 2005-2016 pe şantierul arheologic Tropaeum Traiani (Adamclisi, judeţul Constanţa); 17 monede sunt datate în epoca romană târzie, iar cinci sunt bizantine, datate în secolul al VI-lea.
Cuvinte-cheie: Tropaeum Traiani, Sectorul A, monede romane şi bizantine
This paper refers to a coins hoard discovered in
Deduleşti, commune Topliceni, Buzǎu County in 1988.
The 593 pieces are an excellent radiography of monetary
circulation in Muntenia region in the middle of the
seventeenth century, among them being coins of high value
used for larger transactions and small coins required in daily
transactions. Thus, Deduleşti hoard contains thalers struck in
the Dutch provinces, Spain (including the colonies in America)
and the Holy Roman Empire and also Hungarian denarii and
Polish coins (½ groats, 3 groats and ¼ thaler). The hoard has
no one Ottoman coin and the most probable this is a
consequence of the monetary debasement in the Ottoman
Empire. The Ottoman government began to close down the
mints and the volume of silver coin production declined
significantly in the seventeenth century. The oldest pieces from
Deduleşti hoard are Hungarian denarii struck in the second half
of the fifteenth century. The latest coin of the hoard is a Dutch
thaler issued in 1660. Most probable the hoard was buried
during the revolt from Wallachia against Ottoman Empire in
the years 1659/1660.