WALKING ON A TREASURE…WITHOUT KNOWING! A NEW HOARD DISCOVERED IN THE ‘CIVILIAN’ CITY OF CARNUNTUM

WALKING ON A TREASURE…WITHOUT KNOWING! A NEW HOARD DISCOVERED IN THE ‘CIVILIAN’ CITY OF CARNUNTUM

The article is presenting the discovery of a new coin hoard at the Roman site of Carnuntum, Austria. The particularity on this discovery is revealed by the interpretation of the archaeological context. This approach indicate that the hoard ending with coins issued in the sole reign of Caracalla (AD...

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Main Author: Cristian Anton Gazdac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mega Publishing House 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
Subjects:
roman coin hoard, archaeological context, carnuntum
Online Access:http://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/42
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spelling doaj-e539dd98fb2f42bea2dd6a92f8cff8a12021-07-25T16:12:14ZengMega Publishing House Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology2360-266X2014-10-011310.14795/j.v1i3.4226WALKING ON A TREASURE…WITHOUT KNOWING! A NEW HOARD DISCOVERED IN THE ‘CIVILIAN’ CITY OF CARNUNTUMCristian Anton Gazdac0Institute of Archaeology and Art History Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaThe article is presenting the discovery of a new coin hoard at the Roman site of Carnuntum, Austria. The particularity on this discovery is revealed by the interpretation of the archaeological context. This approach indicate that the hoard ending with coins issued in the sole reign of Caracalla (AD 211-217) was discovered in a context dated in the second half of the 4<sup>th</sup> century AD. The coins were found in the south-western tower of the ‘civilian’ city of Carnuntum in a layer brought here to level the ground after the earthquake that took place in the mi=d-4<sup>th</sup> century AD.http://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/42roman coin hoard, archaeological context, carnuntum
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WALKING ON A TREASURE…WITHOUT KNOWING! A NEW HOARD DISCOVERED IN THE ‘CIVILIAN’ CITY OF CARNUNTUM
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
roman coin hoard, archaeological context, carnuntum
author_facet Cristian Anton Gazdac
author_sort Cristian Anton Gazdac
title WALKING ON A TREASURE…WITHOUT KNOWING! A NEW HOARD DISCOVERED IN THE ‘CIVILIAN’ CITY OF CARNUNTUM
title_short WALKING ON A TREASURE…WITHOUT KNOWING! A NEW HOARD DISCOVERED IN THE ‘CIVILIAN’ CITY OF CARNUNTUM
title_full WALKING ON A TREASURE…WITHOUT KNOWING! A NEW HOARD DISCOVERED IN THE ‘CIVILIAN’ CITY OF CARNUNTUM
title_fullStr WALKING ON A TREASURE…WITHOUT KNOWING! A NEW HOARD DISCOVERED IN THE ‘CIVILIAN’ CITY OF CARNUNTUM
title_full_unstemmed WALKING ON A TREASURE…WITHOUT KNOWING! A NEW HOARD DISCOVERED IN THE ‘CIVILIAN’ CITY OF CARNUNTUM
title_sort walking on a treasure…without knowing! a new hoard discovered in the ‘civilian’ city of carnuntum
publisher Mega Publishing House
series Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
issn 2360-266X
publishDate 2014-10-01
description The article is presenting the discovery of a new coin hoard at the Roman site of Carnuntum, Austria. The particularity on this discovery is revealed by the interpretation of the archaeological context. This approach indicate that the hoard ending with coins issued in the sole reign of Caracalla (AD 211-217) was discovered in a context dated in the second half of the 4<sup>th</sup> century AD. The coins were found in the south-western tower of the ‘civilian’ city of Carnuntum in a layer brought here to level the ground after the earthquake that took place in the mi=d-4<sup>th</sup> century AD.
topic roman coin hoard, archaeological context, carnuntum
url http://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/42
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