THE ROMAN METROPOLIS CARNVNTVM REVEALS MORE GOLD COINS

Authors

  • Cristian Gazdac Institute of Archaeology and Art History Cluj-Napoca
  • Eduard Pollhammer Archaeological Park Carnuntum
  • Werner Melchart Independent Researcher

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14795/j.v6i2.401

Keywords:

Gold coins, Carnuntum, aureus, solidus

Abstract

By presenting new evidence on gold coin finds, this paper is discussing the possibility that the Roman metropolis of Carnuntum - a 10 sqkm archaeological site – may be one of the highest providers of the single gold coin finds among the Roman sites.

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Author Biographies

  • Cristian Gazdac, Institute of Archaeology and Art History Cluj-Napoca
    Senior Researcher Institute of Archaeology and Art History Cluj-Napoca
  • Eduard Pollhammer, Archaeological Park Carnuntum
    Director

References

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GĂZDAC/HUMER/POLLHAMMER 2014

Găzdac, C./Humer, F./Pollhammer, E.: In the Shadow of the Heathens’ Gate. The Black Book of the Gold Coins from Carnuntum. Cluj-Napoca: Mega Publishing House.

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Published

2019-07-06

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Section

Numismatics

How to Cite

THE ROMAN METROPOLIS CARNVNTVM REVEALS MORE GOLD COINS. (2019). JOURNAL OF ANCIENT HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.14795/j.v6i2.401

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