Комплекс монет XV-XVI вв. в коллекции краеведческого музея г. Вилково
The hoard of coins of 15th-16th centuries from the collection of Local Lore Museum in Vylkove

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a hoard of coins of 15th-16th centuries stored in the collection of Local Lore Museum in Vylkove (Kilia raion, Odesa oblast, Ukraine). It was found in vicinity of Vylkove, in the eastern part of Kilia raion or southern part of Tatarbunary raion. 2 Hungarian denarii (of Vladislav II), 1 Crimean akçe (of Sahib Giray) and 58 Ottoman akçes (of Bayezid II, Selim I and Süleiman I), including 1 akçe that can probably be an imitation, are presented in composition of the hoard. The latest coin is an akçe of Süleiman I, minted in Mudava, probably dated to the last year of this sultan’s reign (1566). However, there are 2 very worn akçes in its composition, that can be attributed either to Süleiman I, or to Selim II. Thus the period of tesauration might be placed during the reign of Selim II (1566-1574). In this case, the circumstances of hiding of this hoard could be connected with the war of John III the Brave against the Ottoman army, the final battle of which took place in Budjak, near the Lake Kahul, in 1574. Nevertheless, it is not necessary to connect this hoard with any military actions in the region.

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