Roman Coins — Non-Roman Owner: The Hoard Peştiş II (Coins from Roman sites and collections of Roman coins from Romania, Vol. XVIII)
Authors: Автори: Cristian Găzdac, Călin Ghemiş, Sorin Bulzan
Language: Engish. Category: Roman Provincial Coinage
The last three decades have witnessed a huge increase of ancient artefacts brought to the light by metal-detecting investigations. The biggest benefit of involving this technique for the national archaeology and cultural heritage is the identification of new areas with a high archaeological potential. Furthermore, territories that were previously blank spots on the archaeological map are now filling up fast. Such is the case of the northern area of the village of Peştiş, Bihor County, NW Romania. The metal-detecting activity on the upper part of the Peștiș Valley led to the finding of numerous artefacts. In October 2018, a Roman coin hoard of 379 silver coins was discovered by metal detecting and became the topic of a dedicated monograph –the hoard Peştiş I. OnFebruary 2019, a Late La Tene silver brooch was found on the top of a hill, in the area of the Peştiş Hill by metal detectorists in the woods between the villages of Peștiș and Tinăud. On August 1, 2020, one km north-east from the findspot of hoard Peştiş I, following another metal-detecting campaign another hoard came to the light on August 1, 2020.
Introduction
Table of contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
METAL DETECTING PHASE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
The site
The hoard’s pit
THE HOARD STRUCTURE
Comments
The imitations
The mints
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
TABLE
GRAPHS
MAPS
CATALOGUE