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The Common People and Material Relics of Antiquity the Afterlife of Ancient Coins in the Territory of Present-Day Poland in the Medieval and Modern Periods

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Bogucki M., Dymowski A., Śnieżko G.

Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization

2017

vol. 21

275-297

Ancient coinage, almost exclusively Roman denarii from the 1st or 2nd century AD, constitutes a small percentage of hoards and other assemblages dated (with the latest coins present) to either the Middle Ages or to the modern period in the territory of present-day Poland. Such finds can be seen as strongly indicating that ancient coinage did function as means of payment at that time. This hypothesis is further supported by written sources. Moreover, ancient coins have also been recorded at other sites in medieval and modern period contexts e.g. in burial sites, which are less easy to interpret than hoards. Finds often include pierced coins and others showing suspension loops, which suggests they may have been used as amulets, jewellery or devotional medals. Other finds, such as Roman coins placed in alms boxes in modern period churches in Silesia, also point to a religious context. At the same time, written sources attest that at least since the Late Middle Ages, Roman denarii were known to common people as ‘St John’s pennies’. The name is associated with a Christian interpretation of the image of the emperor’s head on the coin, resembling that of John the Baptist on a silver platter.

Монеты из раскопок горгиппии в 2016 г.

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Горончаровский В., Терещенко А.

Acta Archaeologica Lodziensia

2016

vol. 62

43-49

In 2016 near the south-eastern edge of the Bosporan city Gorgippia (modern Anapa) a plot of 250 sq. m was excavated for the construction of a pool. In the course of investigations an urban district dating from the mid 4th century BC to 240 AD was opened. In it were discovered 113 coins, of which 109 proved to be identifiable. In the chronological breakdown of the material the following picture emerges: the second half of 4th century BC – 14 examples, 3rd century BC – 68 examples, 2nd century BC – 6 examples, 1st century BC – 4 examples, 1st century AD – 12 examples, 2nd century AD – 2 examples, the first half of the 3rd century AD – 3 examples. The greatest number of the lost coins can be dated to the first half of the 3rd century AD – 51 examples. The investigated plot is a usual urban area; therefore the finds adequately reflect the financial and economic situation in the polis during these periods.

W 2016 roku, na południowo-wschodnich krańcach antycznego bosporańskiego miasta Gorgippia (współcześnie Anapa), przeprowadzono badania wykopaliskowe (w związku z planowaną budową basenu), które objęły obszar 250 m2 . Odsłonięto pozostałości zabudowy datowane od połowy IV w. p.n.e. po około 240 r. n.e. Wydobyto 113 monet, z których określono 109. Spośród nich 14 egzemplarzy pochodzi z drugiej połowy IV w. p.n.e., 68 monet powstało w III w. p.n.e., w II w. p.n.e. zaś 6. Z I w. p.n.e. pochodzą 4 sztuki. Na I wiek n.e. datowanych jest 12 monet, na II w. 2 a 3 egzemplarze pochodzą z pierwszej połowy III stulecia.

В 2016 году рядом с юго-восточной окраиной боспорского города Горгиппии (современная Анапа) был раскопан участок площадью 250 кв. м, предназначенный для строительства бассейна. В ходе ис- следования этого района городской застройки середины IV в. до н. э. – 240 г. н.э. было обнаружено 113 монет, из которых удалось определить 109 экземпляров. Распределение полученного нумизматического материала по столетиям дает следующую картину: вторая половина IV в. до н. э. – 14 экз., III в. до н. э. – 68 экз., II в. до н. э. – 6 экз., I в. до н. э. – 4 экз., I в. н. э. – 12 экз., II в. н. э. – 2 экз., в первой трети III в. н.э. – 3 экз. Наибольшее ко- личество утерянных монет относится к первой половине III в. н.э. – 51 экз. Исследуемый участок представляет собой обычную городскую площадь, поэтому находит адекватного отражения в финансовой и экономической ситуации в полис в течение этих периодов.

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The Common People and Material Relics of Antiquity the Afterlife of Ancient Coins in the Territory of Present-Day Poland in the Medieval and Modern Periods

Монеты из раскопок горгиппии в 2016 г.