Collective coin find from the 14th – 15th centuries from Pleven (prison) (Preliminary report) Cover Image

Колективна монетна находка от от XIV – XV век от Плевен (затвора) (Предварително съобщение)
Collective coin find from the 14th – 15th centuries from Pleven (prison) (Preliminary report)

Author(s): Krasimir Krastev, Venko Ivanow, Vladimir Naydenov, Tinka Krasteva
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century
Published by: Регионален исторически музей – Плевен
Keywords: Silver Coin Hoard; Silver Ottoman Coins; Sultan Bayazid I Coins; Emir Suleiman Coins; Emir Musa Coins; Emir Mehmed Coins; Sultan Mehmed Coins; Emir Mustafa Coins; Tsar Ivan Shishman Coins; Pleven

Summary/Abstract: In the courtyard of the Pleven prison, during agricultural work, a ceramic vessel with over 7,000 silver coins with a total weight of 8,345 kg was discovered. The treasure was most likely hidden around the 20s of the 15th century. It consists of coins of Sultan Bayazid I (1389 – 1402), Emir Suleiman (1402 – 1411), Emir Musa (1411 – 1413), Emir Mehmed ( 1403 – 1413) and then as Sultan Mehmed (1413 – 1421), Emir Mustafa (1416, 1419, 1421 – 1422) and the Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Shishman (1371 – 1395).

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 17-31
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Bulgarian
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