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Papers by Lajos Juhasz

Acta Numismatica Hungarica, 2024

A rare medallion minted in Byzantium by Gordian III was discovered in the legionary camp of Brige... more A rare medallion minted in Byzantium by Gordian III was discovered in the legionary camp of Brigetio. This rare find further strengthens the importance of the Thracian medallions in Brigetio as part of decorative souvenirs of the military campaigns in the east at the end of the 2nd and first half of the 3rd c.

Acta Numismatica Hungarica, 2024

The canabae of Brigetio is the least known part of the ancient city, where until recently no syst... more The canabae of Brigetio is the least known part of the ancient city, where until recently no systematic research has been conducted. This changed in 2014 when rescue excavations were commenced next to the Danube at Szőny-Dunapart due to the construction of flood control dam between Komárom and Almásfüzitő. Here the most interesting find was already made in the first year with the discovery of the first Roman baths in Brigetio. The next year east of this complex two horrea were identified. The excavations were carried out for another two years until 2017, which brought 231 coins to light.

Dissertationes Archaeologicae, 2023

Since 2015, excavations have been carried out in different parts of the legionary fortress in Br... more Since 2015, excavations have been carried out in different parts of the legionary fortress in Brigetio. Due to the systematic geophysical surveys of the praetentura, a large building complex came to light, which could be identified as the bath of the fortress, even before the fieldworks started in the territory. In the area of this building complex, the excavations started in 2021, and continued in the next two years. Now, an approximately 1800 m2 surface of the bath is excavated. During the last season of the fieldwork several heated and unheated rooms and three new (possible) pools and four praefurnia were unearthed. The north-eastern closure of the bath was identified, and parts of the northern apses of the basilica thermarum were unearthed. A huge number of coins and bronze small finds were discovered, and thanks to the brick stamps, some new data have become available on troop movements and military history of the Pannonian ripa.

Dissertationes Archaeologicae 3.10., 2022

Brigetio, along the Danube limes, was one of the four legionary bases of Pannonia and, thus, one ... more Brigetio, along the Danube limes, was one of the four legionary bases of Pannonia
and, thus, one of the most important settlements of the province. The last excavation season so
far, conducted by the Eötvös Loránd University and the Klapka György Museum of Komárom,
was in 2016. The finds from previous years have been published year by year from 2010. This
paper presents a catalogue and evaluation of the finds of the last, 2016, excavation campaign.

Dissertationes Archaeologicae

Brigetio, along the Danube limes, was one of the four legionary bases of Pannonia and, thus, one ... more Brigetio, along the Danube limes, was one of the four legionary bases of Pannonia and, thus, one of the most important settlements of the province. The last excavation season so far, conducted by the Eötvös Loránd University and the Klapka György Museum of Komárom, was in 2016. The finds from previous years have been published year by year from 2010. This paper presents a catalogue and evaluation of the finds of the last, 2016, excavation campaign.

The small statuette of a bound barbarian from a Hungarian private collection is an interesting ad... more The small statuette of a bound barbarian from a Hungarian private collection is an interesting addition to the small group of these similar, although unusually harsh Roman representations of their foes. Although without a known findspot it further strengthens the previous suppositions that these were made and used for an unknown purpose at the limes, their greatest concentration being in Carnuntum.

Békésszentandrás-Fabó-tanyán egy késő szarmata sírba temetett nő fején négy szarmata érmet viselt... more Békésszentandrás-Fabó-tanyán egy késő szarmata sírba temetett nő fején négy szarmata érmet viselt fejdíszként, holdsarlót és csillagokat mintázó hátlappal. Az ilyen vereteket már korábban is amulettként interpretálta a tudomány, amely összhangban áll a lunulák elterjedtségével ezen népesség körében. Az együttes külön érdekessége, hogy az eltemetett nő az érmeket a férfiportréval kifelé viselte.Four perforated Sarmatian coins were uncovered on the forehead of a Sarmatian woman in a late Sarmatian grave at Békésszentandrás-Fabó-tanya. All coins have a crescent moon and stars on their reverses, correlates with the widespread use of lunulae by this population. Fortunately, it was possible to determine that the woman wore the coins with the male portraits facing outwards.

Dissertationes Archaeologicae, 2022

The Cape of Shabla, located 6 km east of the town with the same name, has a very rich archaeologi... more The Cape of Shabla, located 6 km east of the town with the same name, has a very rich archaeological history of some 2,500 years. The research in this area started quite early, in the late 19th century, and became more intense in the second half of the 20th century. In the last two years, Bulgarian archaeologists were joined by a group of Hungarian colleagues and established fruitful cooperation.

Described and discussed here are the Roman-period finds discovered during metal detecting surveys... more Described and discussed here are the Roman-period finds discovered during metal detecting surveys in the Nagybörzsöny area. In addition to a Late Iron Age tetradrachm, four other coins can be dated to the 2nd and 4th centuries AD. The phalera decorated with a Gorgon head and the rare provincial brooches as well as those of the Barbaricum can be regarded as stray finds, while the iron scissors and the spur from Nagybörzsöny-Zálog-bérc probably originate from a burial.

Communicationes Archaeologicae Hungariae, 2023

A child in the Late Sarmatian cemetery at Békésszentandrás-Fabó-tanya was buried with two Sarmati... more A child in the Late Sarmatian cemetery at Békésszentandrás-Fabó-tanya was buried with two Sarmatian coin imitations. Both coins were struck with the same obverse die and the reverses of both were decorated with stars and a crescent. The archaeological context of such coins is rarely known, although a few have been recovered from graves. For example, another burial in the same cemetery also contained some, confirming the assumption that these coins with a moon-and-star and crescent reverse served as amulets.

Schweizer Münzblätter, 2021

The personifications of lands and rivers were an integral part of ancient Greek and Roman art and... more The personifications of lands and rivers were an integral part of ancient Greek and Roman art and were employed masterfully in the official propaganda throughout antiquity. There were ones that reflected the greatness of the fatherland or the own empire, while others glorified victories over foreign territories. Through the centuries new ones constantly appeared and transformed, often taking elements from one another, and eventually disappeared forever in accordance with historical changes. The fascinating history of these images would exceed the length of any paper, so here only an interesting connection between Alamannia, Francia and Armenia will be discussed.

Dissertationes Archaeologicae, 2021

An exceptional find of a so-called Sarmatian coin imitation in the form of a lead amulet came to ... more An exceptional find of a so-called Sarmatian coin imitation in the form of a lead amulet came to light at Martfű. The obverse is decorated with a bust facing left, the reverse with the usual crescent and star motif. The piece is cast with a loop and an elaborate frame decoration with segmented rims resembling Roman disc fibulae that were popular with the Sarmatians. These types of coins have so far been known only as pierced or looped copper alloy coins primarily from in the Middle Tisza region, although finds outside the Carpathian Basin have also been recently discovered. This new elaborate piece sheds new light on the role and significance of the Sarmatian coin
imitations in their society

Numismatica Pannonica, 2021

Ancient coins from the Hungarian part of the Ipoly (Ipel) River were almost completely unknown un... more Ancient coins from the Hungarian part of the Ipoly (Ipel) River were almost completely unknown until the activity of the museum friendly metal detectorists in the last decade. They managed to collect 109 coins and two lead seals ranging from the 4th c. BC to the 11th c. AD that greatly increase our knowledge of this region. The addition is also considerable when compared with the results from the other side of the river, published earlier by the Slovakian colleagues. The Celtic coins show the contacts of this region in all directions. The Roman era reflects the usual picture with the 2ndc. denarii and an almost equal amount of 3rd specimens. The 4th c. pieces also the most numerous especially at Ipolytölgyes and Vámosmikola, the latter one also presenting 5th c. Roman coins that rare in Pannonia herself. The region was still lively in the later period what the four Byzantine specimens, all of copper, testify. This interesting numismatic data bear evidence that the lower reaches of the Ipoly River is a far richer and exciting region than we were previously led to believe.

Acta Numismatica Hungarica Vol. 3, 2021

Already in the middle of the 20th c. Barkóczi László and András Kerényi pointed out that there ar... more Already in the middle of the 20th c. Barkóczi László and András Kerényi pointed out that there are a surprisingly high number of Greek provincial medallions discovered in Brigetio (Komárom-Szőny), primarily minted in Thrace. This paper adds four new coins recently discovered to the extensive material already published. Fortunately, their findspots are also known, thus giving new insight in the use and diffusion of the provincial medallions.

Dissertationes Archaeologicae, 2020

Az ELTE muzeális gyűjteményeinek jelene és jövője, 2021

Az Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem számos régi és értékes gyűjteménnyel rendelkezik, amelyek közül ... more Az Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem számos régi és értékes gyűjteménnyel rendelkezik, amelyek közül kiemelkedik az Éremtár, azaz Numophylacium. Több mint kétszázötven éves múltjával és 20 000 darabjával a világon máig fennálló egyetemi éremkollekciók között is kiemelkedő gyűjteménynek számít. A hosszú története során ért különböző változások révén az elmúlt időszakban az egykori dicső múltjához képest némileg feledésbe merült, pedig az egyetem joggal lehet büszke máig megmaradt kincseire.

The Coin Cabinet of the Eötvös Loránd University was founded in 1753 by the Jesuits at Nagyszombat (modern day Trnva) as support material for the studies in history. Today it has only about 20 000 pieces and is the fifth largest in Hungary. This still enables it to fulfil the founders’ intention as an auxiliary educational tool.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL NUMISMATIC SYMPOSIUM CIRCULATION OF ANTIQUE COINS IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE, 2018

Systematic excavations in the municipium of Brigetio have been carried out since 1992. More than ... more Systematic excavations in the municipium of Brigetio have been carried out since 1992. More than twenty years of research have yielded sufficient numismatic material to analyze monetary circulation of one of the most important cities on the Pannonian limes. The coin finds cover a time span from end of the 2nd to the middle of the 3rd century, which is not surprising in itself. It is interesting to observe the end of circulation, with a complete lack of coins of Valerian and Gallienus, otherwise so numerous elsewhere. Another interesting fact is the absence of any destruction layer whatsoever. Monetary circulation within the municipium is in strong contrast to a coin hoard found nearby and also ending in the middle of the 3rd century. However, this unexplained abrupt break in the monetary circulation seems not to be just of local character, but a rather widespread sensation that led to a considerable reshaping of civil settlements in the north of the province.

Évezredek a Közép-Tisza mentén. Kapcsolatok és hálózatok, 2021

The metal detectorist activity in cooperation with the Damjanich János Museum Szolnok in recent y... more The metal detectorist activity in cooperation with the Damjanich János Museum Szolnok in recent years has provided a great number of ancient coins. The 159 restored so far fit well into the previously outlined tendencies, although the considerable number minted by the rulers of the Valentinian dynasty differ from these. The two Sarmatian coins are an important addition to the research on this subject. The find location of the ancient coins are key to more fully comprehend the role and spread of these valuable artefacts among the Sarmatians.

Acta Numismatica Hungarica, 2024

A rare medallion minted in Byzantium by Gordian III was discovered in the legionary camp of Brige... more A rare medallion minted in Byzantium by Gordian III was discovered in the legionary camp of Brigetio. This rare find further strengthens the importance of the Thracian medallions in Brigetio as part of decorative souvenirs of the military campaigns in the east at the end of the 2nd and first half of the 3rd c.

Acta Numismatica Hungarica, 2024

The canabae of Brigetio is the least known part of the ancient city, where until recently no syst... more The canabae of Brigetio is the least known part of the ancient city, where until recently no systematic research has been conducted. This changed in 2014 when rescue excavations were commenced next to the Danube at Szőny-Dunapart due to the construction of flood control dam between Komárom and Almásfüzitő. Here the most interesting find was already made in the first year with the discovery of the first Roman baths in Brigetio. The next year east of this complex two horrea were identified. The excavations were carried out for another two years until 2017, which brought 231 coins to light.

Dissertationes Archaeologicae, 2023

Since 2015, excavations have been carried out in different parts of the legionary fortress in Br... more Since 2015, excavations have been carried out in different parts of the legionary fortress in Brigetio. Due to the systematic geophysical surveys of the praetentura, a large building complex came to light, which could be identified as the bath of the fortress, even before the fieldworks started in the territory. In the area of this building complex, the excavations started in 2021, and continued in the next two years. Now, an approximately 1800 m2 surface of the bath is excavated. During the last season of the fieldwork several heated and unheated rooms and three new (possible) pools and four praefurnia were unearthed. The north-eastern closure of the bath was identified, and parts of the northern apses of the basilica thermarum were unearthed. A huge number of coins and bronze small finds were discovered, and thanks to the brick stamps, some new data have become available on troop movements and military history of the Pannonian ripa.

Dissertationes Archaeologicae 3.10., 2022

Brigetio, along the Danube limes, was one of the four legionary bases of Pannonia and, thus, one ... more Brigetio, along the Danube limes, was one of the four legionary bases of Pannonia
and, thus, one of the most important settlements of the province. The last excavation season so
far, conducted by the Eötvös Loránd University and the Klapka György Museum of Komárom,
was in 2016. The finds from previous years have been published year by year from 2010. This
paper presents a catalogue and evaluation of the finds of the last, 2016, excavation campaign.

Dissertationes Archaeologicae

Brigetio, along the Danube limes, was one of the four legionary bases of Pannonia and, thus, one ... more Brigetio, along the Danube limes, was one of the four legionary bases of Pannonia and, thus, one of the most important settlements of the province. The last excavation season so far, conducted by the Eötvös Loránd University and the Klapka György Museum of Komárom, was in 2016. The finds from previous years have been published year by year from 2010. This paper presents a catalogue and evaluation of the finds of the last, 2016, excavation campaign.

The small statuette of a bound barbarian from a Hungarian private collection is an interesting ad... more The small statuette of a bound barbarian from a Hungarian private collection is an interesting addition to the small group of these similar, although unusually harsh Roman representations of their foes. Although without a known findspot it further strengthens the previous suppositions that these were made and used for an unknown purpose at the limes, their greatest concentration being in Carnuntum.

Békésszentandrás-Fabó-tanyán egy késő szarmata sírba temetett nő fején négy szarmata érmet viselt... more Békésszentandrás-Fabó-tanyán egy késő szarmata sírba temetett nő fején négy szarmata érmet viselt fejdíszként, holdsarlót és csillagokat mintázó hátlappal. Az ilyen vereteket már korábban is amulettként interpretálta a tudomány, amely összhangban áll a lunulák elterjedtségével ezen népesség körében. Az együttes külön érdekessége, hogy az eltemetett nő az érmeket a férfiportréval kifelé viselte.Four perforated Sarmatian coins were uncovered on the forehead of a Sarmatian woman in a late Sarmatian grave at Békésszentandrás-Fabó-tanya. All coins have a crescent moon and stars on their reverses, correlates with the widespread use of lunulae by this population. Fortunately, it was possible to determine that the woman wore the coins with the male portraits facing outwards.

Dissertationes Archaeologicae, 2022

The Cape of Shabla, located 6 km east of the town with the same name, has a very rich archaeologi... more The Cape of Shabla, located 6 km east of the town with the same name, has a very rich archaeological history of some 2,500 years. The research in this area started quite early, in the late 19th century, and became more intense in the second half of the 20th century. In the last two years, Bulgarian archaeologists were joined by a group of Hungarian colleagues and established fruitful cooperation.

Described and discussed here are the Roman-period finds discovered during metal detecting surveys... more Described and discussed here are the Roman-period finds discovered during metal detecting surveys in the Nagybörzsöny area. In addition to a Late Iron Age tetradrachm, four other coins can be dated to the 2nd and 4th centuries AD. The phalera decorated with a Gorgon head and the rare provincial brooches as well as those of the Barbaricum can be regarded as stray finds, while the iron scissors and the spur from Nagybörzsöny-Zálog-bérc probably originate from a burial.

Communicationes Archaeologicae Hungariae, 2023

A child in the Late Sarmatian cemetery at Békésszentandrás-Fabó-tanya was buried with two Sarmati... more A child in the Late Sarmatian cemetery at Békésszentandrás-Fabó-tanya was buried with two Sarmatian coin imitations. Both coins were struck with the same obverse die and the reverses of both were decorated with stars and a crescent. The archaeological context of such coins is rarely known, although a few have been recovered from graves. For example, another burial in the same cemetery also contained some, confirming the assumption that these coins with a moon-and-star and crescent reverse served as amulets.

Schweizer Münzblätter, 2021

The personifications of lands and rivers were an integral part of ancient Greek and Roman art and... more The personifications of lands and rivers were an integral part of ancient Greek and Roman art and were employed masterfully in the official propaganda throughout antiquity. There were ones that reflected the greatness of the fatherland or the own empire, while others glorified victories over foreign territories. Through the centuries new ones constantly appeared and transformed, often taking elements from one another, and eventually disappeared forever in accordance with historical changes. The fascinating history of these images would exceed the length of any paper, so here only an interesting connection between Alamannia, Francia and Armenia will be discussed.

Dissertationes Archaeologicae, 2021

An exceptional find of a so-called Sarmatian coin imitation in the form of a lead amulet came to ... more An exceptional find of a so-called Sarmatian coin imitation in the form of a lead amulet came to light at Martfű. The obverse is decorated with a bust facing left, the reverse with the usual crescent and star motif. The piece is cast with a loop and an elaborate frame decoration with segmented rims resembling Roman disc fibulae that were popular with the Sarmatians. These types of coins have so far been known only as pierced or looped copper alloy coins primarily from in the Middle Tisza region, although finds outside the Carpathian Basin have also been recently discovered. This new elaborate piece sheds new light on the role and significance of the Sarmatian coin
imitations in their society

Numismatica Pannonica, 2021

Ancient coins from the Hungarian part of the Ipoly (Ipel) River were almost completely unknown un... more Ancient coins from the Hungarian part of the Ipoly (Ipel) River were almost completely unknown until the activity of the museum friendly metal detectorists in the last decade. They managed to collect 109 coins and two lead seals ranging from the 4th c. BC to the 11th c. AD that greatly increase our knowledge of this region. The addition is also considerable when compared with the results from the other side of the river, published earlier by the Slovakian colleagues. The Celtic coins show the contacts of this region in all directions. The Roman era reflects the usual picture with the 2ndc. denarii and an almost equal amount of 3rd specimens. The 4th c. pieces also the most numerous especially at Ipolytölgyes and Vámosmikola, the latter one also presenting 5th c. Roman coins that rare in Pannonia herself. The region was still lively in the later period what the four Byzantine specimens, all of copper, testify. This interesting numismatic data bear evidence that the lower reaches of the Ipoly River is a far richer and exciting region than we were previously led to believe.

Acta Numismatica Hungarica Vol. 3, 2021

Already in the middle of the 20th c. Barkóczi László and András Kerényi pointed out that there ar... more Already in the middle of the 20th c. Barkóczi László and András Kerényi pointed out that there are a surprisingly high number of Greek provincial medallions discovered in Brigetio (Komárom-Szőny), primarily minted in Thrace. This paper adds four new coins recently discovered to the extensive material already published. Fortunately, their findspots are also known, thus giving new insight in the use and diffusion of the provincial medallions.

Dissertationes Archaeologicae, 2020

Az ELTE muzeális gyűjteményeinek jelene és jövője, 2021

Az Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem számos régi és értékes gyűjteménnyel rendelkezik, amelyek közül ... more Az Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem számos régi és értékes gyűjteménnyel rendelkezik, amelyek közül kiemelkedik az Éremtár, azaz Numophylacium. Több mint kétszázötven éves múltjával és 20 000 darabjával a világon máig fennálló egyetemi éremkollekciók között is kiemelkedő gyűjteménynek számít. A hosszú története során ért különböző változások révén az elmúlt időszakban az egykori dicső múltjához képest némileg feledésbe merült, pedig az egyetem joggal lehet büszke máig megmaradt kincseire.

The Coin Cabinet of the Eötvös Loránd University was founded in 1753 by the Jesuits at Nagyszombat (modern day Trnva) as support material for the studies in history. Today it has only about 20 000 pieces and is the fifth largest in Hungary. This still enables it to fulfil the founders’ intention as an auxiliary educational tool.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL NUMISMATIC SYMPOSIUM CIRCULATION OF ANTIQUE COINS IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE, 2018

Systematic excavations in the municipium of Brigetio have been carried out since 1992. More than ... more Systematic excavations in the municipium of Brigetio have been carried out since 1992. More than twenty years of research have yielded sufficient numismatic material to analyze monetary circulation of one of the most important cities on the Pannonian limes. The coin finds cover a time span from end of the 2nd to the middle of the 3rd century, which is not surprising in itself. It is interesting to observe the end of circulation, with a complete lack of coins of Valerian and Gallienus, otherwise so numerous elsewhere. Another interesting fact is the absence of any destruction layer whatsoever. Monetary circulation within the municipium is in strong contrast to a coin hoard found nearby and also ending in the middle of the 3rd century. However, this unexplained abrupt break in the monetary circulation seems not to be just of local character, but a rather widespread sensation that led to a considerable reshaping of civil settlements in the north of the province.

Évezredek a Közép-Tisza mentén. Kapcsolatok és hálózatok, 2021

The metal detectorist activity in cooperation with the Damjanich János Museum Szolnok in recent y... more The metal detectorist activity in cooperation with the Damjanich János Museum Szolnok in recent years has provided a great number of ancient coins. The 159 restored so far fit well into the previously outlined tendencies, although the considerable number minted by the rulers of the Valentinian dynasty differ from these. The two Sarmatian coins are an important addition to the research on this subject. The find location of the ancient coins are key to more fully comprehend the role and spread of these valuable artefacts among the Sarmatians.