Numizmatičke Vijesti, Vol. 59 No. 70, 2017.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
The Sirmium Mint in the Migration Period – Once Again from the Beginning
Željko Demo
orcid.org/0000-0002-7433-7429
; Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb, HR
Sažetak
The text presents a brief historical survey of research into the problems of the Sirmium mint or the coins of the so-called “Sirmium group”, which is supplemented by forgotten, new, or unpublished examples of this numismatic group from the 6th century. The attribution of the
mint to the Ostrogoths and Gepids is still valid, and the increased interest in this issue in the recent period has been additionally highlighted by the very numerous examples that in the past fifteen years have regularly appeared at numismatic auctions throughout the world. Additionally, other than the official series issued by the Sirmium mint, this wealthy market also features examples of “irregular” emissions and copies from that period, joined here and there by more or less successful modern counterfeits. As excellent corrective measures for establishing the authenticity of individual series, old museum acquisitions and finds acquired through archaeological excavations are most suitable. Such examples, although very rare, are of great importance, and several are noted here, particularly one recently documented at Kamenica in Vinkovci, as it has advanced numismatic knowledge about the minting, series, and circulation, and most likely it will also advance archaeological knowledge, for which numismatics is most interesting when it can aid in the attribution and dating of finds and sites.
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195787
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Datum izdavanja:
17.11.2017.
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