COIN AND MATERIAL «HOARD» FROM BAKTA VILLAGE, BEREHOVE DISTRICT, ZAKARPATTIA OBLAST (SEIPOSONDOMB TRACT): ATTRIBUTION OF THE FIND
COIN AND MATERIAL «HOARD» FROM BAKTA VILLAGE, BEREHOVE DISTRICT, ZAKARPATTIA OBLAST (SEIPOSONDOMB TRACT): ATTRIBUTION OF THE FIND

Summary/Abstract: Analysis of hoards and concentrations of coin finds is an essential component of research not only in numismatics but also in understanding the daily lives of contemporaries from historical periods whose remnants have been preserved in the earth. Therefore, for further scientific studies, both the coins themselves and the archaeological context of these finds are of great importance. The proper identification of a complex of associated artifacts is also a crucial element that deepens our understanding of the history of the territory of modern Zakarpattia region during the 1st–2nd centuries AD. The purpose of this article is to investigate the coin-artifact complex from the village of Bakta, Berehove district, Zakarpattia oblast. Previously, researchers identified this complex as a hoard. In this study, we analyzed the coin complex in question, as well as the associated finds, and explored the overall archaeological context. For the first time, we examined the elemental composition of the coins from this complex. The authors present comprehensive arguments suggesting that this coin complex is more likely a concentration of coin finds rather than a hoard, as previously believed. The use of radio-spectral analysis revealed an ancient counterfeit denarius among the six coins analyzed, although all coins in this complex were previously considered authentic.

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