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DOI article:Radjush, Oleg; Myzgin, Kyrylo: A hoard of Roman denarii and a silver belt set from Pimenovo (Kursk Oblast', the Russian Federation)
DOI Page / Citation link: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41338#0169
Kraków 2016
DOI: 11.12797/ZP. 11.2016.11.06
KYRYLO MYZGIN
Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw
OLEG RADJUSH
Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Science
A Hoard of Roman Denarii and
a Silver Belt Set from Pimenovo
(Kursk Oblast’, the Russian Federation)1
ABSTRACT: This article focuses on the archaeological find (a hoard) which
was excavated not far from the village of Pimenovo (Kursk Oblast’, the Russian
Federation) in 2011. It contains one hundred and eighty-four denarii and some ió
elements of a silver belt set. These denarii were minted during the reigns of nine
emperors: Vespasian, Domitian, Newa, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus
Aurelius, Commodus and Didius Julianus; in addition, two barbarian imitations
of denarii are included in the set of coins. Ali the denarii are considerably
worn, which indicates that they were in circulation for a long period of time.
The chronological structure of the hoard makes it a Type D hoard in accordance
with A. Dymowski’s typology - this type of hoard is the most widespread among
deposits on the territory of Barbaricum. The belt set consists of one massive,
silver buckie for a sword belt and two buckles for a girdle. The find also contains
eighty-four silver belt plaits. This belt set, dating to the latter half of the 5th century
AD (phase D2 of the Great Migration Period), is a girdle for bladed weaponry,
and looks like a set from the Volnikovka “hoard,” which was found in this area.
The hoard from Pimenovo probably reflects cultural processes that occurred after
the finał phase of Chemyakhiv Culture.
KEY WORDS: hoard, Roman denarii, silver belt set, Great Migration Period
1 The present research is financed by the National Science Centre of Poland, DEC-2015/16/S/HS 3/00180,
project “Between the Seas: the Cultural Changes between the Baltic and the Black Sea in the Light of Finds
of Roman Coins.” It is also supported by grant no. 15-01-00228 from the Russian Humanitarian Science
Foundation.
DOI: 11.12797/ZP. 11.2016.11.06
KYRYLO MYZGIN
Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw
OLEG RADJUSH
Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Science
A Hoard of Roman Denarii and
a Silver Belt Set from Pimenovo
(Kursk Oblast’, the Russian Federation)1
ABSTRACT: This article focuses on the archaeological find (a hoard) which
was excavated not far from the village of Pimenovo (Kursk Oblast’, the Russian
Federation) in 2011. It contains one hundred and eighty-four denarii and some ió
elements of a silver belt set. These denarii were minted during the reigns of nine
emperors: Vespasian, Domitian, Newa, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus
Aurelius, Commodus and Didius Julianus; in addition, two barbarian imitations
of denarii are included in the set of coins. Ali the denarii are considerably
worn, which indicates that they were in circulation for a long period of time.
The chronological structure of the hoard makes it a Type D hoard in accordance
with A. Dymowski’s typology - this type of hoard is the most widespread among
deposits on the territory of Barbaricum. The belt set consists of one massive,
silver buckie for a sword belt and two buckles for a girdle. The find also contains
eighty-four silver belt plaits. This belt set, dating to the latter half of the 5th century
AD (phase D2 of the Great Migration Period), is a girdle for bladed weaponry,
and looks like a set from the Volnikovka “hoard,” which was found in this area.
The hoard from Pimenovo probably reflects cultural processes that occurred after
the finał phase of Chemyakhiv Culture.
KEY WORDS: hoard, Roman denarii, silver belt set, Great Migration Period
1 The present research is financed by the National Science Centre of Poland, DEC-2015/16/S/HS 3/00180,
project “Between the Seas: the Cultural Changes between the Baltic and the Black Sea in the Light of Finds
of Roman Coins.” It is also supported by grant no. 15-01-00228 from the Russian Humanitarian Science
Foundation.