Tezaurele conținând monede emise de către orașul Dyrrhachium descoperite pe teritoriul județului Sibiu
The Hoards Containing Coins issued by the City of Dyrrhachium found on the Sibiu County Territory

Summary/Abstract: The territory of the Sibiu County have a very strategically emplacement in theassembly of Transylvania, a region with an important presence of Dyrrhachiumcoins, for the I century BC. From the Sibiu County territory we know eight hoardscontaining coins minted by this city, but just four can be used for a detailed research.Most of the coins are issued in the period between -8 and -4, the most importantyears being -5 and -4, with a very strong rising of the amount of coins by year. It isvery possible that this two years to be in close relation with the Pompey's intention tocreate a strong force in the Balkan Peninsula to confront Caesar. For this, Pompeyneeded auxiliaries which are recruited, also, as the Dyrrhachium coins tell us, fromthe North of this region. The hoards from Sibiu County is possible to be hided afterthe fall of the Burebista’s power, in the context generated by the splitting of histerritory between new Dacia political structures.

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