Some new information concerning finds of Macedonian bronze coins in Dobrudja Cover Image

Câteva date noi privind descoperirile monetare de bronz macedonene din Dobrogea
Some new information concerning finds of Macedonian bronze coins in Dobrudja

Author(s): Gabriel Mircea Talmaţchi
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Diplomatic history, Economic history, Ancient World
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: coins; Macedonia; Dobrudja;

Summary/Abstract: The large quantity of coins that was emitted in a relatively short period of time, chiefly by the leading representatives of the Macedonian dynasty (when it acquired “an international role”) and then by their successors,guaranteed the existence of a substantial monetary mass. This mass served the interests of the Macedonian state, as it was introduced mainly in a military manner, as a symbol of absolute supremacy; then, it acquired either an economic and a commercial purpose within centers that knew the role of the coin, or it ended up in being hoarded, in the case of the gold and silver ones, a situation that went for a vast Carpathian-Balkan zone.

  • Issue Year: 32/2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 73-93
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English, Romanian