Descoperiri monetare din Moldova. X
Numismatic finds in Moldavia. X
Author(s): Lucian MunteanuSubject(s): History, Archaeology, Economic history, Ancient World, Middle Ages
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: coin finds; Moldavia; ancient; medieval and modern coins; stray finds; hoards;
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents new coin finds from various places in Moldavia. The coins are mostly stray finds or they belong to hoards in some cases. They date back to the ancient, medieval and modern times and they were discovered in the following locations: I. Fedești (Vaslui County) (8 AE, Istros-“Apollo” type, c. 340/330-313BC; all the pieces are part of the well-known Fedești hoard); II. Focșasca (Vaslui County) (1 AR, Traianus,Rome, 100; 1 AR, Hadrianus, Rome, 128-132); III. Tăcuta (Vaslui County) (1 AR, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, Rome, 168; 1 AR, Marcus Aurelius, Rome, 171; 1 AR, Marcus Aurelius: Faustina II, Rome, 161-176; the coins may belong to a Roman imperial coin hoard); IV. Bordeasca Veche (Vrancea County) (1 AR,Polish Crown, Olkusz, Zygmunt III Waza, trojak, 1596); V. Chițoc (Vaslui County) (1 AR, Ottoman Empire,Mustafa III, Islâmbol, onluk, 1771/1772); VI. Cristești (Iași County) (1 AR, Principality of Moldavia, Alexandru I, Suceava, dublu Groș, 1415-1425); VII. Dobrovăț (Iași County) (2 AE, Principality ofMoldavia, Iliaș, Suceava, Groș-type V, 1436-1442; 1 AE, Austrian Empire, Franz II. (I.), Wien, 1 Kreuzer,1816); VIII. Focșani (Vrancea County) (1 AR, Principality of Moldavia, Petru I, Suceava, Groș, c. 1382-1386; 1 AR, Riga, Zygmunt III Waza, szeląg, 1620; 1 AE, Austrian Empire, Franz II. (I.), Schmöllnitz, 1Kreuzer, 1800); IX. Iași (Iași County) (1 AR, Republic of Ragusa, tallero rettorale nuovo, 1752; it belongs toa hoard found in Iași in 1962-1965; 1 AR, Ottoman Empire, Mahmud II, Kostantiniye, onluk, 1818-1819);X. Lețcani (Iași County) (1 AV, Ottoman Empire, Abdülhamid I, Islâmbol, 1/2 zeri mahbub, 1781/1782; it is probably part of a hoard).
Journal: Arheologia Moldovei
- Issue Year: 41/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 141-156
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English, Romanian