MAIASP. 2023. No. 15 Fatma
Kızılyalçın Oyarçin ( Charon coins found in
Parion Chamber Tomb 5 DOI: 10.53737/6318.2023.62.97.030 Access this article (PDF File) Pages: 774—786 |
The object of the study was a small complex of 14
coins of Charon found in tomb 5 of the Eastern
necropolis of Parion. Coins that attracted our
attention were released in Coela (2), Perinthos (1), and Parion (11).
Consequently, the Parionites preferred to leave the
coins of their own polis in the tomb. It is noteworthy that the earliest
artifacts are about three centuries older than the latest ones. Moreover, the
earliest of them, issued under Julius Caesar and Claudius I, are worn out
much more than the others. There is every reason to believe that they have
been in circulation for a long time. The rest of the coins date back to the period
from Antoninus Pius to Gallienus.
The conclusion is that the burials in the tomb took place over a period of
about a century, or rather, from 130 until 260 CE. |
Key words: Parion, chamber tomb, coin, |
Received July 26, 2023. Accepted for publication August
5, 2023. |
About the
authors: Kızılyalçın Oyarçin Fatma ( E-mail: fatmakizilyalcin@gmail.com Meral Korkmaz ( E-mail: kmeral@atauni.edu.tr |