COINS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT. ARE THEY USEFUL TO THE ARCHAEOLOGIST? A case study from the former town of Napoca in Roman Dacia
<p>The present paper is presenting a case study of a controlled archaeological investigation on an area from the former colonia of Napoca in Roman Dacia (today, Cluj-Napoca in Romania). The analysis of coin finds, issuers, types, denominations, within the archaeological contexts they were foun...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Mega Publishing House
2020-04-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/516 |
| _version_ | 1797779854671740928 |
|---|---|
| author | Cristian Gazdac Sorin Cocis |
| author_facet | Cristian Gazdac Sorin Cocis |
| author_sort | Cristian Gazdac |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | <p>The present paper is presenting a case study of a controlled archaeological investigation on an area from the former colonia of Napoca in Roman Dacia (today, Cluj-Napoca in Romania). The analysis of coin finds, issuers, types, denominations, within the archaeological contexts they were found in, reveal the fact that only the coin itself may lead the archaeologist into a pitfall, if other aspects are not taken into account: the historical background of the site and the monetary politics of the time.</p> |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T23:35:30Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-1bdb0c5022534b9d894ebb495f1fe5ce |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2360-266X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T23:35:30Z |
| publishDate | 2020-04-01 |
| publisher | Mega Publishing House |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology |
| spelling | doaj.art-1bdb0c5022534b9d894ebb495f1fe5ce2023-07-15T08:42:10ZengMega Publishing HouseJournal of Ancient History and Archaeology2360-266X2020-04-017110.14795/j.v7i1.516305COINS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT. ARE THEY USEFUL TO THE ARCHAEOLOGIST? A case study from the former town of Napoca in Roman DaciaCristian Gazdac0Sorin Cocis1Institute of Archaeology and Art History Cluj-NapocaInstitute of Archaeology and Art History Cluj-Napoca<p>The present paper is presenting a case study of a controlled archaeological investigation on an area from the former colonia of Napoca in Roman Dacia (today, Cluj-Napoca in Romania). The analysis of coin finds, issuers, types, denominations, within the archaeological contexts they were found in, reveal the fact that only the coin itself may lead the archaeologist into a pitfall, if other aspects are not taken into account: the historical background of the site and the monetary politics of the time.</p>https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/516archaeological context, roman coins, napoca, roman dacia |
| spellingShingle | Cristian Gazdac Sorin Cocis COINS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT. ARE THEY USEFUL TO THE ARCHAEOLOGIST? A case study from the former town of Napoca in Roman Dacia Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology archaeological context, roman coins, napoca, roman dacia |
| title | COINS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT. ARE THEY USEFUL TO THE ARCHAEOLOGIST? A case study from the former town of Napoca in Roman Dacia |
| title_full | COINS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT. ARE THEY USEFUL TO THE ARCHAEOLOGIST? A case study from the former town of Napoca in Roman Dacia |
| title_fullStr | COINS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT. ARE THEY USEFUL TO THE ARCHAEOLOGIST? A case study from the former town of Napoca in Roman Dacia |
| title_full_unstemmed | COINS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT. ARE THEY USEFUL TO THE ARCHAEOLOGIST? A case study from the former town of Napoca in Roman Dacia |
| title_short | COINS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT. ARE THEY USEFUL TO THE ARCHAEOLOGIST? A case study from the former town of Napoca in Roman Dacia |
| title_sort | coins in archaeological context are they useful to the archaeologist a case study from the former town of napoca in roman dacia |
| topic | archaeological context, roman coins, napoca, roman dacia |
| url | https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/516 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT cristiangazdac coinsinarchaeologicalcontextaretheyusefultothearchaeologistacasestudyfromtheformertownofnapocainromandacia AT sorincocis coinsinarchaeologicalcontextaretheyusefultothearchaeologistacasestudyfromtheformertownofnapocainromandacia |