Wealthy or not in a time of turmoil? : : the Roman imperial hoard from Gruia in Roman Dacia (Romania) / / Cristian Găzdac, Marin Neagoe.

• Superior document: Archaeopress Roman Archaeology ; v.41
• VerfasserIn: Găzdac, Cristian, 1970-; Neagoe, Marin Iulian,
• TeilnehmendeR: Neagoe, Marin Iulian,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress,, [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Archaeopress Roman archaeology 41
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (iv, 182 pages) :; illustrations (black and white, and colour)

A fully illustrated catalogue of the coins from a Roman imperial hoard found in Gruia, Romania (in the former Roman province of Dacia) along with a comparative analysis of other similar hoards from throughout the Roman Empire, revealing both general and specific hoarding patterns during the period.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Copyright Page -- Contents Page -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Wealthy or not in the time of turmoil? -- Conditions of discovery -- Introduction -- The denominations -- The hoard structure (tab. 1 -- graphs 1-2 -- graph 3) -- The hoard value -- The mints (tab. 2 -- graph 4 -- catalogue) -- The reason for the hoard burial and non-recovery -- The 'weird' coins -- References -- Tables -- Graphs -- Maps -- Catalogue -- Plates -- Tab. 1. The structure of the hoard from Gruia -- Tab. 2. The distribution of mints in the hoard from Gruia -- Graph 1. The distribution of coins by issuers in the hoard from Gruia -- Graph 2. The coefficient/year of reign in the hoard from Gruia -- Graph 3. Comparative monetary index for hoards ending with coins of Gordian III -- Graph 4. Coin supply in the hoard from Gruia for issuers with multiple mints -- Map 1. Map of Romania pointing the location of the village of Gruia (map provided by Google Maps) -- Map 2. The Roman Empire, mid-2nd century AD, pointing the location of Gruia (after Găzdac et alii 2015, 41) -- Map 3. Roman Dacia, the location of the hoard from Gruia -- Map 4. Hoards discovered within Drobetaʼs territory (after Găzdac et alii 2015, 44) -- Map 5. The distribution of hoards on the Middle and Lower Danube in the period from Gordian III to Philip I (after Găzdac 2012, 194).