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Sauer 2005 Coins Cult and Cultural Identity 1
4. Sauer, E.W., 2005. Coins, cult and cultural identity: Augustan coins, hot springs and the early Roman baths at Bourbonne-les-Bains. Leicester: Leicester Archaeology Monographs 10 (University of Leicester), pp. xviii + 325 + 11 plates, part 1.
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Sauer, E.W., 2005. Coins, cult and cultural identity: Augustan coins, hot springs and the early Roman baths at Bourbonne-les-Bains. Leicester: Leicester Archaeology Monographs 10 (University of Leicester), pp. xviii + 325 + 11 plates, part 3.
Coins in archaeological context (2). The baths from auxiliary fort of Sutor (Roman Dacia)
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2021
The present paper is presenting a case study of a rescue archaeological investigation following the building of a motorway. The research area revealed the civilian baths complex of 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 they were found in, reveal the fact that only one-two coins may lead the archaeologist into a chronological pitfall, while a group of more than five single finds with similar dating elements (e.g. same issuer or his successor(s) from the same context/phase may be a true help in understanding the development of an archaeological complex.
indΝinΝitsΝarchaeologicalΝcontextΝprovideΝaΝmethodologicalΝframeworkΝtoΝassessΝforΝtheΝirstΝtimeΝtheΝnumismaticΝmaterialΝofΝaΝ wholeΝurbanΝsiteΝinΝitsΝcontextΝofΝstratigraphyΝandΝindΝcomplexes.ΝThanksΝtoΝtheΝtopographyΝofΝtheΝsettlement,ΝwhichΝstretchesΝ over the steep slope of a hill, standing walls and architectural elements of the buildings have survived -an exceptional and rather rare feature at Roman sites north of the Alps. The wealth of coins found on the Magdalensberg draws a unique picture of the distribution of coins in the living and working environment and relates to the private and personal sphere of coin use in a settlement at the fringe of the Roman Empire. The paper will examine the dataset of 578 Greek, Iron Age and Roman coins that apparently were deposited intentionally and irreversibly. Cases where coins were, for example, deposited under doorways, built into walls or hearths and deposited in wells or pits, indicate the situational meaning of the objects, and will contribute to the discussion on the function and use of coins beyond that of an economic medium.
COINS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2020
The present paper is presenting a case study of a controlled archaeological investigation on an area from the former colonia of Napoca in Roman Dacia (today, Cluj-Napoca in Romania). The analysis of coin finds, issuers, types, denominations, within the archaeological contexts they were found in, reveal the fact that only the coin itself may lead the archaeologist into a pitfall, if other aspects are not taken into account: the historical background of the site and the monetary politics of the time.
Il valore dei gesti e degli oggetti: monete e altri elementi in contesti funerari, 2023
Historiographical analysis of the ritual use of coins in funerary contexts in northern Italy allows us to examine differing interpretive approaches to the issue, and to highlight possible lacunas which have not been explored further. I aim to identify these gaps, suggesting new avenues of research, and demonstrating that the presence of coins in funerary contexts can yield interesting perspectives for the study of past societies