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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| author | Cristian Anton Gazdac |
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| 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e539dd98fb2f42bea2dd6a92f8cff8a12023-07-15T08:42:07ZengMega Publishing HouseJournal 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.https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/42roman coin hoard, archaeological context, carnuntum |
| spellingShingle | Cristian Anton Gazdac 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 |
| title | 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_short | 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 |
| topic | roman coin hoard, archaeological context, carnuntum |
| url | https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/42 |
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