MAIASK. 2018. No. 10
S.S. Filipova (Kyustendil, Bulgaria)
Coins
from Archeological Researches of Ancient Pautalia (Today Kyustendil)
DOI: 10.24411/2219-8857-2018-00018
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Pages: 415—435
An object of
study are Roman and early Byzantine coins found during archeological
researches of the site named Staro Lyatno Kino in the town of Kyustendil (Antique
Pautalia). They are 40 in
number. The earliest coin found in the site is as of Claudius I. It is highly
chafed and has traces of a long time use. After a discontinuance of 150 years
the next compact group of coins was struck in the 2nd century second half —
the 3rd century middle in the mints of Pautalia, Viminacium and the
Macedonian Koinon. The most numerous coins in the coin complex are the ones
struck in the 4th —
5th centuries which form a compact group. The latest
coin is the follis of Mauritius Tiberius, minted in 588/589. This is not a
regular issue, but a so-called Moneta militaris imitativa. This finding is
terminus post quem and indicates that life in the city continued after the
events of 578—582, i.e. after
the invasions of the Slavs and avars in the territory south of the Danube. Studied ancient and early Byzantine coins and
weights supplement to clarify our understanding of the history of ancient and
early medieval Pautalia.
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Key
words: Pautalia, numismatics, Roman coins, early
Byzantine coins.
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Received November 10, 2018
Accepted for publication November 29, 2018
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