A NEW ROMAN REPUBLICAN HOARD IN PRE-ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA). A PRELIMINARY NOTE. THE MINTING PLACE OF A HYBRID TYPE

A NEW ROMAN REPUBLICAN HOARD IN PRE-ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA). A PRELIMINARY NOTE. THE MINTING PLACE OF A HYBRID TYPE

The discovery of a new hoard consisting of Roman republican denarii has led to the re-opening of an old debate on the copying/imitation phenomenon of Republican denarii in pre-Roman Dacia. A case study is presented in this study on one piece from this hoard. At first sight, the coin looks as a genui...

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Main Authors: Cristian Gazdac, Ghemis Călin, Lucian Barbu-Tudoran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mega Publishing House 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
Subjects:
republican hoard, faithful copy, pre-roman dacia, copying phenomenon
Online Access:http://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/550
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spelling doaj-b24c93c04e404ca9814de1a47e8e41472021-07-25T16:12:18ZengMega Publishing House Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology2360-266X2020-09-017310.14795/j.v7i3.550328A NEW ROMAN REPUBLICAN HOARD IN PRE-ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA). A PRELIMINARY NOTE. THE MINTING PLACE OF A HYBRID TYPECristian Gazdac0Ghemis Călin1Lucian Barbu-Tudoran2Institute of Archaeology and Art History Cluj-Napoca"Tarii Crisurilor" Museum OradeaFaculty of Geology and Geology Cluj-NapocaThe discovery of a new hoard consisting of Roman republican denarii has led to the re-opening of an old debate on the copying/imitation phenomenon of Republican denarii in pre-Roman Dacia. A case study is presented in this study on one piece from this hoard. At first sight, the coin looks as a genuine denarius, but at a closer look reveals not only that the piece is a hybrid but also that between the two prototypes of obverse and reverse was a period of 25 years. Despite the widespread phenomenon of copying Roman republican denarii in pre-Roman Dacia, the metal analyses of this coin revealed the absence of the lead (Pb) from its composition. A metal that is always present in the other cases of copies or imitations of Roman republican denarii found in Dacia.http://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/550republican hoard, faithful copy, pre-roman dacia, copying phenomenon
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author Cristian Gazdac
Ghemis Călin
Lucian Barbu-Tudoran
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Ghemis Călin
Lucian Barbu-Tudoran
A NEW ROMAN REPUBLICAN HOARD IN PRE-ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA). A PRELIMINARY NOTE. THE MINTING PLACE OF A HYBRID TYPE
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
republican hoard, faithful copy, pre-roman dacia, copying phenomenon
author_facet Cristian Gazdac
Ghemis Călin
Lucian Barbu-Tudoran
author_sort Cristian Gazdac
title A NEW ROMAN REPUBLICAN HOARD IN PRE-ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA). A PRELIMINARY NOTE. THE MINTING PLACE OF A HYBRID TYPE
title_short A NEW ROMAN REPUBLICAN HOARD IN PRE-ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA). A PRELIMINARY NOTE. THE MINTING PLACE OF A HYBRID TYPE
title_full A NEW ROMAN REPUBLICAN HOARD IN PRE-ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA). A PRELIMINARY NOTE. THE MINTING PLACE OF A HYBRID TYPE
title_fullStr A NEW ROMAN REPUBLICAN HOARD IN PRE-ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA). A PRELIMINARY NOTE. THE MINTING PLACE OF A HYBRID TYPE
title_full_unstemmed A NEW ROMAN REPUBLICAN HOARD IN PRE-ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA). A PRELIMINARY NOTE. THE MINTING PLACE OF A HYBRID TYPE
title_sort new roman republican hoard in pre-roman dacia (romania). a preliminary note. the minting place of a hybrid type
publisher Mega Publishing House
series Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
issn 2360-266X
publishDate 2020-09-01
description The discovery of a new hoard consisting of Roman republican denarii has led to the re-opening of an old debate on the copying/imitation phenomenon of Republican denarii in pre-Roman Dacia. A case study is presented in this study on one piece from this hoard. At first sight, the coin looks as a genuine denarius, but at a closer look reveals not only that the piece is a hybrid but also that between the two prototypes of obverse and reverse was a period of 25 years. Despite the widespread phenomenon of copying Roman republican denarii in pre-Roman Dacia, the metal analyses of this coin revealed the absence of the lead (Pb) from its composition. A metal that is always present in the other cases of copies or imitations of Roman republican denarii found in Dacia.
topic republican hoard, faithful copy, pre-roman dacia, copying phenomenon
url http://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/550
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