Съкровище от римски монети от с. Светлен, Поповско

Treasure of Roman coins from Svetlen village, Popovo region

Abstract

The work presented here constitutes a hoard of Roman coins discovered by accident in 1950 in the village of Svetlen, Popovo region, Northeastern Bulgaria. The hoard consists of 29 coins – 17 of them are silver and 12 are bronze. The earliest coins in the hoard come from the reign of emperor Septimius Severus (193 – 211) and the latest ones are dated to the reign of Gordian III (238 – 244). The hoard of Svetlen can be related to the group of coin finds buried in the mid-3^rd century in Moesia Inferior under the threat of barbaric invasions.