Монети от проучването на обект „Стефан Караджа" № 1 в Кюстендил

Abstract

The study examines the coins discovered during the investigation of a Roman public building dated from the second half of the 2^nd - early 6^th century. A total of 48 coins, six of which obliterated, belong to three sub-periods: second half of the 2^nd - mid-3^rd century, the 260s - mid-5^th, and early 6^th century. The coins of the first period represent provincial bronze (9 pieces) of the mints in Pautalia, Serdica, Anchialo and Nicaea. Following a hiatus of around 15 years is a group of coins from 260 to the mid-5^th century (32 pieces). The original antique building was destroyed in the middle or second half of the 3^rd century after a massive fire as a result of the Gothic invasions, further confirmed by the discovered coins. The coins from the second half of the 3^rd to the mid-5^th century continue smoothly without noticeable breaks. The latest coin from this period is the minima of Theodosius II, struck in 425-450 AD. Most coins have a terminus post quem 450 AD, as evident by the study of the coins from other archaeological sites on the territory of Pautalia and the data from the collective coin finds. The information from the archaeological excavations in Pautalia, reveals traces of severe fires and destructions, synchronous to the coins of the middle of 5^th century, caused by the Hun invasion of 447 AD. The latest coin found during the site's archaeological investigation as ae pentanumium of the first half of the 6^th century, struck after a hiatus of more than 50 years.