A Late-Roman solidus found at Prełuki (the Upper San River basin)

• Authors: Jarosław Bodzek , Robert Fedyk , Piotr N. Kotowicz

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the article is to publish and discuss the late Roman solidus of Theodosius II (408-450), found in 2018 in the vicinity of the village of Prełuki, Komańcza commune, Sanok County. The coin was found randomly by treasure hunters, eventually recovered and donated to the Historical Museum of Sanok by Robert Fedyk. It is the second find of a late Roman solidus in the Upper San River basin. Several years ago a solidus of Valentinian III (425-455) had been found in Prusiek, Sanok County. Both coins belong to the early Migration Period finds horizon in this area. This consists of few bronze buckles, a sword, and fragments of a Hunnic cauldron finds. In all likelihood, the solidi found their way into the Upper San River basin as a consequence of the Hunnic-Germanic relations. They should be also treated as a part of the latest wave of Roman coins arriving in the present Lesser Poland area in the 5th century AD.

Keywords

EN

Solidus; Theodosius II; Prełuki; Sanok County; Migration Period

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Acta Archaeologica Carpathica
• Year: 2019
• Volume: LIV
• Pages: 269-284

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Jarosław Bodzek

• Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000000242724117

author

Robert Fedyk

author

Piotr N. Kotowicz

• Historical Museum in Sanok, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000000290912470

Identifiers

DOI

10.4467/00015229AAC.19.015.11892

Biblioteka Nauki

2042483