Roman Imperial Coins discovered in the Alba Iulia – „Dealul Furcilor” Necropolis Cover Image

Monede romane imperiale descoperite în necropola de la Alba Iulia – „Dealul Furcilor”
Roman Imperial Coins discovered in the Alba Iulia – „Dealul Furcilor” Necropolis

Author(s): Florin Ciulavu
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Editura Altip
Keywords: Alba Iulia; coins; denar; silver; bronze

Summary/Abstract: This study is aimed to present the Roman coins discovered during the archaeological rescue excavations from 2008 in Alba Iulia –Dealul Furcilor, Izvorului’s Street. The presented coins are rare and less known, some of them having original variants of the legend.A large number of coins was found in Alba Iulia in the last years of archaeological campaigns, but unfortunately a very small number was published until now. These coins were found in a tomb and in the nearby area of it, and their numismatic value is indisputable.Among the two silver studied coins, there are other three from bronze and a third one from silvered bronze. The distribution of coins, following the emperors reign, is the following: Lucius Verus (1 piece), Septimius Severus (1 piece), Severus Alexander (3 pieces) and Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea (1 piece).

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 151-158
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English, Romanian