Нумизматические находки XVI — начала XVIII вв. с территории Охтинского мыса: вопросы хронологии, исторической топографии, денежного обращения
Numismatic Finds of the 16th — Early 18th Centuries from the Okhta Cape Territory: Issues of Chronology, Historical Topography, and Monetary Circulation

Summary/Abstract: Between 1993 and 2010, archaeological digs at Okhta Cape uncovered 249 numismatic artifacts dating from the 16th to the early 18th centuries. Most coins were struck during the reigns of Gustavus Adolphus, Queen Christina, or Charles XI, highlighting their connection to the Swedish fortress Nyenschantz (1611—1703). The collection also features Russian silver wire coins from the same period, reflecting various phases in the history of the Lower Neva Region. Researchers have outlined periods of coin circulation based on these findings. The way the coins are spread across Okhta Cape reveals how the area developed in the late 16th and 17th centuries. Stratigraphic analysis of the coins shows the different stages in the Nyenschantz fortress’s construction, as well as its eventual destruction from the 18th through the 20th centuries.

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