MAIASP. 2020. No. 12 K.N.
Skvortsov ( TREASURE OF ROMAN COINS
MELNIKOVO-1 DOI: 10.53737/2713-2021.2021.12.12.001 Access
this article (PDF File) Pages: 734—773 |
The
object of the study was a hoard of Roman coins discovered to the Southwest of
the Melnikovo—Kashtanovka
highway. He was buried in a wooden box with bronze handles. The treasure
consisted of brass coins of the Italic minting. Most of them are
significantly worn out. Many coins are so badly worn that they have lost
significant weight. But, judging by the fact of their discovery in the
treasure, they continued to be appreciated. We come to the conclusion that
the object of our research was not a collection of metal objects valued for
the material from which they were made. It is a treasure of money, made up of
well-known means of payment in the region. We believe that Roman brass coins
came to the region in abundance under the emperors of the “golden age” in exchange
for amber. We conclude that the population of the Sambian-Natangian
culture valued the change money of the Roman coinage as a means of payment
and accumulation. |
Key words: archaeology, history,
numismatics, Sambian-Natangian culture, treasure of
Roman coins. |
Received November 10, 2020 Accepted for publication
December 02, 2020 |
About the authors: Skvortsov Konstantin Nikolayevich ( E-mail sn_arch_exp@mail.ru
Choref
Mikhail Mikhailovich ( E-mail choref@yandex.ru |