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Roman Coins in Andhra in the Early Historical Period

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 15-76 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138448

Keywords Roman coins finds early historic Andhra India Indo-Roman trade Roman coins function

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In the first centuries after Christ, the Indian subcontinent entered the orbit of the Roman state’s trade interests. The subject of the exchange was a number of goods, including Roman coins. Their influx is documented by numerous finds as well as by ancient authors. One of the territories where we register quite a large number of Roman coin finds is the area of early historical Andhra. The specimens discovered here are found in various contexts, indicating their various applications. The hoards of silver and gold coins allow the observation of successive waves of the influx of Roman money, which is also confirmed by the finds of other categories – stray and settlement. The internal differentiation of the latter also allowed to define their mutual relations and tendencies in circulation. Observations of numismatic material and analysis of sources indicate that Roman coins could have had the function of a medium of exchange or payment in Andhra or, more broadly, India, but also played a bullion and prestigious role. The time of the influx of Roman money indicates that it was associated primarily with the period of the Satavahana Empire in Andhra. The essentially small number of registered Roman coins in relation to the territory and its role in trade indicates that the coins were only one, perhaps not a key element of Indo-Roman trade.

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Andrzej Romanowski

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The National Museum in Warsaw, Department of Coins and Medals, Al. Jerozolimskie 3, 00-495, Warsaw, Poland

Is The So-called the Abritus Horizon Clear in the Finds of Silver Roman Coins From the Mid-Third Century from Poland?

Arkadiusz Dymowski

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 1-13 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138447

Keywords Roman coins coin finds coin hoards Barbaricum Chernyakhov culture Wielbark culture Goths

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In the areas occupied by the Cherniakhiv and Wielbark archaeological cultures during the Roman period, including the areas of eastern and northern Poland, there are relatively numerous finds of Roman aurei of Trajan Decius (249–251) and his direct predecessors on the imperial throne. These coins are interpreted as part of the imperial treasury looted by the barbarians (Goths) after they won the Battle of Abritus in 251. In the same areas one can distinguish a horizon of finds of silver Roman coins, denarii and antoniniani, which cannot be directly linked to the Battle of Abritus, but more broadly, with the Goth raids on the Roman provinces in the early 250s, the spectacular culmination of which was the Battle of Abritus. This horizon is not clear in finds from southern, central and western Poland, occupied in the Roman period by the Przeworsk and Luboszyce cultures, not related to the Goths.

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Arkadiusz Dymowski

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Finds of Roman Coins and A Mysterious Object with An Arabic Legend from The Area of Turawskie Lake

Dragan Milutinović

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 89-100 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138450

Keywords Roman coins die for striking Norman weights Silesia Turawskie Lake flooded archaeological sites

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The article describes the finds of six Roman coins and a mysterious object with an Arabic legend discovered in the years 2000–2014 at the bottom of Lake Turawskie, created in 1939. With the creation of the reservoir many archaeological sites (of varied chronology, from the Roman period to the late Middle Ages) were flooded, many of which could not be properly investigated due to the time pressure. The Roman coins presented here are a standard part in the overall image of coins discovered in Silesia. The mysterious object with an Arabic legend is unique, it has partial analogies in Norman weights or early-Arab coins (al-wafā lillāh coinage).

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Dragan Milutinović

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The Silesian (Rataje) Bracteate Fbg 70 –A Result of A 13th Century Pilgrimage to Amiens?

Mirosław Andrałojć Małgorzata Andrałojć

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 77-88 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138449

Keywords Medieval Silesian coinage (13th century) iconography of St. John the Baptist Amiens pilgrim badges the reliquary of the head of St. John the Baptist

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The Fbg 70 Silesian bracteate bears an unusual depiction that – in the authors’ opinion – has not yet been satisfactorily explained. They thereby present here a completely new interpretation of this imagery, tracing it back to, on one hand, the traditions of earlier Silesian issues and on the other to the earliest, openwork pilgrim badges from the Amiens sanctuary, which depict the reliquary of the head of St. John the Baptist. They also suggest that some features of this depiction might be inspired directly by the said reliquary without the pilgrim badges as an intermediary. The Fbg 70 bracteate would therefore constitute only the second known example of a Polish coin depicting a reliquary – the first being the type 1 deniers of Bolesław IV the Curly. The authors suggest that the Amiens reliquary might also be depicted on other Silesian coins, for example on the Fbg 74 bracteate.

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Mirosław Andrałojć

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Małgorzata Andrałojć

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Pracownia Archeologiczna REFUGIUM, ul. Jugosłowiańska 48A/44, 60-149 Poznań, Poland

Numismatic Material from Archaeological Excavation between Streets St. Katarzyny, St. Wita, Wita Stwosza and Nowy Targ Square in Wrocław

Paweł Milejski

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 173-202 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138454

Keywords Wroclaw Nowy Targ Square single find cumulative find cross deniers Silesian bracteates Silesian kwartnik

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During archaeological excavation conducted in 2017 between the streets of St. Katarzyna, St. Wit, Wit Stwosz and Nowy Targ Square in Wrocław 46 numismatic objects were discovered – 37 coins, 4 jetons, 4 objects related to numismatics (silver planchet, a small piece of cast silver and two containers for bracteates – one lid and one bottom, from various containers) and one lead token. Early medieval, late medieval and early modern coins appeared. The most interesting are the thirteenth-century Silesian bracteates of the Ratajski and Kałowice types. During excavation a rare Prague parvus of Wenceslas II was also found. Among all the coins, one of the most interesting is counterfeited West Pomeranian denier of Bogusław I, Duke of Pomerania. All analyzed coins constitute a cumulative find that was found in one of Wrocław’s auxiliary markets of medieval origin.

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Paweł Milejski

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Dział Numizmatyczny, Muzeum Książąt Lubomirskich, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich we Wrocławiu, Szewska 37, 50-139 Wrocław

Purse Hoards from Ukraine from The Former Gatherings of Józef Choynowski, in The Collection of The National Museum in Warsaw

Andrzej Romanowski Iwona Adaszewska Raman Krytsuk

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 215-237 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138456

Keywords Ukraine numismatic collections the National Museum in Warsaw coin hoards counterfeit coins coin finds

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In the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw there are four small sets, originating from the eastern lands of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. They had belonged to the collection of Józef Choynowski and, as a deposit of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, in 1923 became a part of the Museum’s collection. They represent quite a wide time horizon, dated from the beginning of the 16th century to the half of the 17th century. Their compositions are similar to deposits from the same period, and size allow to determine them as content of purses. The older hoards are homogeneous in nature, while the later ones are more varied, including, among others, many counterfeit coins. The circumstances of their deposition are unknown.

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Andrzej Romanowski

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Iwona Adaszewska

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Raman Krytsuk

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Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, Gabinet Monet i Medali, Al. Jerozolimskie 3, 00-495 Warszawa
Narodowe Muzeum Historyczne Republiki Białoruś, Dział Archeologii, Numizmatyki i Broni (National Historical Museum of The Republic of Belarus, Department of Archaeology, Coins and Weapons)

The Discovery of Gold Florins in Zalewo (formerly Saalfeld) in The Light of The Report from 1572

Seweryn Szczepański Kazimierz Madela

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 203-214 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138455

Keywords florins hoard Zalewo (formerly Saalfeld) archives coin hoard discovery report

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This article discusses the discovery of a hoard of gold coins in Zalewo (formerly Saalfeld). The duke of Prussia, Albrecht Frederick, was informed about the discovery by the Hauptmann of Przezmark ( Preussisch Mark), who sent him 144 coins in 1572. The Hauptmann also described the process of how the coins were obtained. These coins were described by the archivist at the dukes‘s court as florentinische Guldtgulden – which means ”florentine gold florins“. The authors claim, that this is the first described discovery of gold florins from Zalewo. A similar discovery was recorded in Zalewo in 1991. The coins sent in 1572 possibly became a part of the collection of the Duke of Prussia. Some of the gold florins found in 1991 were donated to the Museum of Warmia and Mazury.

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Seweryn Szczepański

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Kazimierz Madela

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Instytut Północny im. Wojciecha Kętrzyńskiego w Olsztynie, ul. Partyzantów 87, 10-402 Olsztyn
Jerzwałd 77, 14-230 Zalewo

Finds of Early Medieval Coins near Volodymyr-Volynskyi

Stanisław Suchodolski

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 101-111 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138451

Keywords early Middle Ages coin finds western Ukraine

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According to the finds, Polish and Western European coins reached western Ukraine in two stages: in the 10th / 11th century and in the first half of the 12th century. Some of these coins (but usually without Polish ones) were transported further east, to the vicinity of Kiev. On the other hand, Western European coins flowed into the territories of Northern Rus’ from the north. This text is based on data contained both in the literature (including recent one) and information not yet published, kindly provided by researchers from Ukraine (A. Kryzhanivskiy) and from the Czech Republic (J. Videman).

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Stanisław Suchodolski

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Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii PAN, Al. Solidarności 105, 00-140 Warszawa

Prague Groschen and Hellers of Kłodzko County from The Krzczonów Hoard

Marta Kazanowicz-Milejska Paweł Milejski

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 135-171 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138453

Keywords Krzczonów late medieval coins hoard Prague groschen Wenceslas IV Kłodzko hellers

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The hoard from Krzczonów (Opatowiec community, kazimierski district) was discovered in 2002 during construction works on a private property. The entire deposit consists of 5,264 coins – Polish, Bohemian, Silesian, Pomeranian and Hungarian. The article presents 137 coins from the Krzczonów hoard – 128 Prague groschen of Wenceslas IV and nine hellers of Henry I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels from the Kłodzko county. This small fragment of this hoard shows its scientific value and research perspectives. The very interesting results of the study of only a few percent of the entire find – inter alia the identification of the posthumous Prague groschen of Wenceslas IV – give high hopes that after the entire deposit has been processed, we will do much more about the monetary circulation in the late 15th century between Krakow and Kielce area.

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Marta Kazanowicz-Milejska

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Paweł Milejski

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Instytut Archeologii, Uniwersytet Wrocławski, ul. Szewska 48, 50-139 Wrocław

Remains of The Dispersed Brandenburg Hoard from The End of The 13th Century from The Vicinity of Międzyrzecz in The Lubuskie Voivodeship

Tadeusz Szczurek

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 113-134 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138452

Keywords Brandenburg deniers coin finds Międzyrzecz Neumark House of Ascania

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Two whole and four halved Brandenburg deniers were found near Międzyrzecz. They were probably a part of a hoard discovered earlier, perhaps at the turn of the 19th and 20th century. The circumstances of the discovery did not allow for obtaining metrological data, but the authenticity of the find should not raise any doubts. The coins of Margraviate origin (undoubtedly there are at least four of them: Nos 1–4), were indicatively minted in the 1275–1295 period. The last two deniers (Nos 5 and 6) are also undoubtedly Ascanian, although their Brandenburg origin is not certain (they may belong to the Anhalt or Saxon-Wittenberg issue). All identified Brandenburg deniers from the vicinity of Międzyrzecz have analogies in finds registered in Poland within present borders. This small hoard, according to the newest systematics, was hidden around the year 1300.

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Tadeusz Szczurek

Międzynarodowa konferencja numizmatyczna „NUMISMATICA CENTROEUROPAEA III. – Środkowoeuropejskie Dni Numizmatyki III. Pokój Budziszyński 1018–2018 – Tysiąc lat Europy Środkowej” – 17–20 września 2018, Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Hotel Abis

Paweł Milejski

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 297-301

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Paweł Milejski

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Międzynarodowa konferencja numizmatyczna z cyklu warsztatów DAMIN – „From Ore to Money. Mining, Trading, Minting” – 5-7 września 2018, Tallinn, Esti Ajaloomuuseum, Suurgildi Hoone, Maaramäe Loss

Paweł Milejski

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 293-296

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Paweł Milejski

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Znaleziska

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 255-280 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138458

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A Forgotten Polish and American Medallion from 1854 in the Collection of Ludwik Gocel

Jacek Serwański

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 239-254 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138457

Keywords medallion biographical writings Henryk Dmochowski Saunders Charles Mason Ludwik Gocel November Uprising

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The essay will focus on a mid-nineteenth century medallion from the vast collection of Polish bibliophile Ludwik Gocel (1889–1966). Made in 1854 in the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C., it depicts a prominent nineteenth century American, Judge Charles Mason (1804–1882), and is a valuable token of the U.S. history. It was designed and completed by Polish distinguished medalist, Henryk Dmochowski (in the U.S. known as Henry Dmochowski Saunders; b. 1810–d. 1863) who can be called a “soldier-artist,” since he participated in three Polish uprisings. Expelled from partitioned Poland, in 1851 he came to America where he was offered the chance to work as a sculptor. This essay’s main aim is to describe the fate of the medallion, apparently almost unknown in both America and Poland, with special emphasis on the role of Ludwik Gocel in its preservation. This rare piece of art has never been included in Polish or American art publications in the field of sculpture.

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Jacek Serwański

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The Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

Stanisław Tabaczyński (1930–2020)

Dariusz Wyczółkowski

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 289-291

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Dariusz Wyczółkowski

Recenzje: Jiří Lukas, Hromadný nález denárů z konce 10. století z Chýště (okr. Pardubice). Denier Hoard Dating Back to the End of the 10th Century and Found in Chýšť (Pardubice District), współpraca: Jiří Militký, Tomáš Wágner i Marek Fikrle, Praha – Pardubice 2019 (Monumenta Numismatica 4), 444 s., liczne fotografie, wyd. Filosofia i Východočeské muzeum v Pardubicích, łamanie i druk: Abalon, s.r.o.

Borys Paszkiewicz

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne | 2021 | Rok LXV | 281-287 | DOI: 10.24425/wn.2021.138459

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Borys Paszkiewicz

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