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DOI article:Dymowski, Arkadiusz; Myzgin, Kirill: Inflow and redistribution of Roman Imperial Denarii in the area of the Przeworsk, Wielbark and Chernyakhiv cultures and in the Baltic Islands in the light of chronological structure of coin hoards
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ARKADIUSZ DYMOWSK1, K1R1LL MYZGIN
probably, they took their wealth, Roman denarii induded, to their new homeland. Type D depositions
discovered in the former Roman province of Dacia (Lujerdiu) abandoned by the Romans during the
270s and subsequently occupied by various Barbarian tribes, including the Goths, can be interpreted
in the same way. Thirdiy, we have to take into consideration the possibiiity of intertribai redistribu-
tion of Roman denarii. In the case of north-westem Germany, Helle Horsn^s named that a reflux of
2""* century denarii from morę distant areas in the east.'^
In any case, the comparative analysis of hoards from Central and Eastern European Barbari-
cum, as well as from Scandinavian dnds, once again highlights the crucial issue of the time and
direction of the indów of H'-2^ (3"') century Roman coinage to the Barbarian environment, and is
relevant for the much-discussed question of the origin of the Chemyakhiv culture and the connec-
tions between Continental Barbaricum and the Baltic islands. We can see that Roman H-2^ century
denarii, whether found in hoards or in smali dnds, are a direct redection on a complex of cultural and
historical processes taking place in Barbaricum during the Roman Period and the Migration Period,
between the 2'^ and 5"' centuries, or even later.
Futurę studies should focus drst of all on documenting and cataloguing dnds of Imperial de-
narii, especially smali (stray) dnds Rom Ukrainę, Poland and Belarus, using modem academic stan-
dards. This record needs analysis and interpretation. Hoards and smali dnds should be compared
within subregions, especially on the areas of archaeological cultures in the Przeworsk-Wielbark-
Chernyakhiv-Baltic zonę. Moreover, we need to compare the dnds Rom this zonę against deposits
Rom ad other regions of the European Barbaricum, and Rom the Roman provinces too. Other than
that, there is need to continue the study of imitative coins and their geographic distribution. We need
to correlate the numismatic materiał with the input Rom archaeology, something that appears to be
crucial in the study of Roman coin dnds on the Barbarian territory. This is not to say that this has not
been done before, but morę in-depth and comprehensive research is needed to resolve issues still in
need of resotution.
The authors of this article acknowledge the funding received Rom the National Centre of Science, granted
on the basis of Decision no. DEC-2011/02/A/HS3/00389.
Contact the authors at: arekdym@yahoo.com, myzgin@mail.ru
Proofreading: Anna Kinecka
Sarmatian Coin Hoards" in: S. B1RÓ (ed.), Y/MrA? /n Aonorew DG?e.s' GurA/er, Gyor 2009, pp.
574-577). However it is possible that some of these hoards are assemblages deposited by Germanie tribes while
they stayed in the region, during the late Roman Period and in the Migration Period.
"" HORSN/ES, Cro^/Ag..., p. 79.
probably, they took their wealth, Roman denarii induded, to their new homeland. Type D depositions
discovered in the former Roman province of Dacia (Lujerdiu) abandoned by the Romans during the
270s and subsequently occupied by various Barbarian tribes, including the Goths, can be interpreted
in the same way. Thirdiy, we have to take into consideration the possibiiity of intertribai redistribu-
tion of Roman denarii. In the case of north-westem Germany, Helle Horsn^s named that a reflux of
2""* century denarii from morę distant areas in the east.'^
In any case, the comparative analysis of hoards from Central and Eastern European Barbari-
cum, as well as from Scandinavian dnds, once again highlights the crucial issue of the time and
direction of the indów of H'-2^ (3"') century Roman coinage to the Barbarian environment, and is
relevant for the much-discussed question of the origin of the Chemyakhiv culture and the connec-
tions between Continental Barbaricum and the Baltic islands. We can see that Roman H-2^ century
denarii, whether found in hoards or in smali dnds, are a direct redection on a complex of cultural and
historical processes taking place in Barbaricum during the Roman Period and the Migration Period,
between the 2'^ and 5"' centuries, or even later.
Futurę studies should focus drst of all on documenting and cataloguing dnds of Imperial de-
narii, especially smali (stray) dnds Rom Ukrainę, Poland and Belarus, using modem academic stan-
dards. This record needs analysis and interpretation. Hoards and smali dnds should be compared
within subregions, especially on the areas of archaeological cultures in the Przeworsk-Wielbark-
Chernyakhiv-Baltic zonę. Moreover, we need to compare the dnds Rom this zonę against deposits
Rom ad other regions of the European Barbaricum, and Rom the Roman provinces too. Other than
that, there is need to continue the study of imitative coins and their geographic distribution. We need
to correlate the numismatic materiał with the input Rom archaeology, something that appears to be
crucial in the study of Roman coin dnds on the Barbarian territory. This is not to say that this has not
been done before, but morę in-depth and comprehensive research is needed to resolve issues still in
need of resotution.
The authors of this article acknowledge the funding received Rom the National Centre of Science, granted
on the basis of Decision no. DEC-2011/02/A/HS3/00389.
Contact the authors at: arekdym@yahoo.com, myzgin@mail.ru
Proofreading: Anna Kinecka
Sarmatian Coin Hoards" in: S. B1RÓ (ed.), Y/MrA? /n Aonorew DG?e.s' GurA/er, Gyor 2009, pp.
574-577). However it is possible that some of these hoards are assemblages deposited by Germanie tribes while
they stayed in the region, during the late Roman Period and in the Migration Period.
"" HORSN/ES, Cro^/Ag..., p. 79.