KNOWN HOARD, UNKNOWN SETTLEMENT: A DACIAN HOARD WITH ROMAN COINS DISCOVERED IN MIHĂEȘTI COMMUNE, VÂLCEA COUNTY
KNOWN HOARD, UNKNOWN SETTLEMENT: A DACIAN HOARD WITH ROMAN COINS DISCOVERED IN MIHĂEȘTI COMMUNE, VÂLCEA COUNTY

Summary/Abstract: In 2022, a hoard containing 20 Roman Republican and Imperial denarii was discovered in Mihăeşti Commune, Vâlcea County, using a metal detector. The coins date from the period situated between 90 BC and 80 AD, with nearly half – nine coins – issued during the reigns of Vespasianus and Titus. The latest coins in the hoard were minted during the reign of Titus for Domitian. It is highly likely that the hoard originated from a Dacian settlement, as a ceramic fragment and a piece of burnt clay from a dwelling wall were also recovered with the coins. The coins were likely burned either as a result of a fire that consumed the structure they were stored in or during a ritual context.

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