COINS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT (III). THE VICUS OF THE AUXILIARY FORT FROM SUTOR (ROMANIA, SĂLAJ COUNTY)
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https://doi.org/10.14795/j.v9i4.806Keywords:
Archaeological context, Roman single coin finds, vicus, Sutor, Roman Dacia.Abstract
The paper presents another case study provided by archaeological investigations following the building of a motorway in the vicinity of the archaeological site of Sutor. The research area targeted the vicus adjacent to the Roman auxiliary fort of Optatiana in the province of Dacia (today, Sutor, Sălaj County, Romania). The analysis of coin finds, issuers, types, denominations, within the archaeological contexts reveal the fact that only one-two coins may lead the archaeologist into a chronological pitfall, while a group of more than five single coin finds may provide a better chronology of the context(s).
At the same time the analysis of coin finds by contexts may reveal certain human behaviour in coin use for daily transactions as well as various monetary policies at certain times.Downloads
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- 2 Map 1
- 3 Map 2 Roman Empire
- 4 Map 3 Roman Dacia
- 5 Fig 1 the site
- 6 Fig 2 Motorway
- 7 Fig 3 Maps of the site
- 8 Fig 4 Site roads
- 9 Fig 5 Aerial view
- 10 Fig 6 Aerial view with spots
- 11 Fig 7 Building 3
- 12 Fig 8 Coins distribution issuers
- 13 Fig 9 Building 1 coins issuers
- 14 Fig 10 Building 1 coins phases
- 15 Fig 11 Building 3 coins issuers
- 16 Fig 12 Building 3 coins phases
- 17 Fig 13 The site coins phases
- 18 Fig 14 The site coins spatial distribution
- 19 Table 1. Sutor, vicus. The distribution opf coins by issuers and denominations
- 20 Table 2. Sutor, vicus. The distribution of coins by issuers and phases
- 21 Graphs by phases
- 22 Catalogue of coins Sutor vicus
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