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Document Details : Title: Collapse in the Balkans? Subtitle: Three 7th-Century AD Coin Hoards from Hrisosotira on the Black Sea Coast (Bulgaria) Author(s): GANDILA, Andrei , HRISTOV, Ivan Journal: Ancient West & East Volume: 22 Date: 2023 Pages: 133-157 DOI: 10.2143/AWE.22.0.3292244 Abstract : Recent excavations at Hrisosotira, on the western Black Sea coast, have yielded an abundance of archaeological material dating from late antiquity. The most spectacular find is a closed complex labelled Building 18, where three coin hoards have been found, one gold and two copper, as well as a rich inventory including scales, weights, a bronze lamp and a diversity of ceramic containers. The coin finds indicate that wealth could still be found in small fortresses of the Black Sea coast even as late as AD 615. The destruction recorded in the southern part of the fortress was a tragic event, but one which cannot be connected with a particular invasion or any other event known from written accounts. |
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