A Possible Hoard of Byzantine Coins Discovered on the Western Coast of the Black Sea (6th - 7th C.) Cover Image

Un posibil depozit monetar bizantin descoperit pe coasta de vest a Mării Negre ( sec. VI - VII)
A Possible Hoard of Byzantine Coins Discovered on the Western Coast of the Black Sea (6th - 7th C.)

Author(s): Gabriel Custurea
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Archaeology, Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World
Published by: Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța
Keywords: Treasury of the Byzantine coinage; byzantine coins; Black Sea;

Summary/Abstract: The author presents a total of 24 Byzantine coins from bronze, identified in abatch of pieces confiscated by the Border Police. The pieces are chronologically inscribed,constitute a unitary group and echelon from Justinus I to Heraclius. This fragment of treasure, found somewhere in Bulgaria, joins hidden / lost deposits between 614-619 due to devastating Avars and Slavs raids.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 51
  • Page Range: 609-617
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian