A bronze Macedonian coin from the village of Tudora (Ştefan Vodă District) Cover Image

O monedă macedoneană de bronz de la Tudora (raionul Ştefan Vodă)
A bronze Macedonian coin from the village of Tudora (Ştefan Vodă District)

Author(s): Sergiu Matveev, Ana Boldureanu
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei
Keywords: history of archaeology; MSSR; Tudora; Getae; Macedonian coin;

Summary/Abstract: In 1958, the Department of Scythian Archaeology of the Moldavian Expedition of the Institute of History and Material Culture and the Moldavian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences under the direction of A.I. Meljukova conducted field research in the southern part of the MSSR. On the right bank of the Dniester River, studies were carried out in the area of the Olăneşti and Palanca villages, particularly in the territory of the village of Tudora. As a result, 14 settlements were studied, three of which were of the pre-Scythian time, four attributed to the Scythian period, six to the first centuries of Christianity, and three of the medieval times. The site Tudora I was located at the entrance to the village from Olăneşti and in 1958 was in better state of preservation. There were identified 2 habitation layers – one of the period of the existence of the pre-Scythian fortress and the second of the Roman period.Among the individual finds from this site there is a bronze coin attributed by A.I. Meljukova to the issues of Macedonian King Philip II. On the front side there was an image of the head of the beardless young man (Apollo?), with the hair tied, and on the reverse side - the rider on horse galloping to the right, the legend at the top: О, and in the lower part - monogram NE.

  • Issue Year: XII/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 267-270
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Romanian
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