THE FINDS OF CAST OLBIAN COINS OF THE SIXTH-FOURTH CENTURIES BEYOND THE BORDERS OF OLBIAN CHORA

The article analyses 92 finds of Olbian cast coins of the archaic period and forms their chronological and geographical catalogue. The study calls into question the thesis of some scholars about the lack of participation of Olbian coins in monetary circulation outside Olbia and its chora. In our opi...

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Published inActa archaeologica Lodziensia no. 68; pp. 139 - 153
Main Authors Orlyk, Mykhailo, Kolesnichenko, Yevhenii
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lódz Lódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe 2023
Subjects
Coins
Estuaries
Historic artifacts
International trade
Steppes
Black Sea
Kyiv Ukraine
Ukraine
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Summary:The article analyses 92 finds of Olbian cast coins of the archaic period and forms their chronological and geographical catalogue. The study calls into question the thesis of some scholars about the lack of participation of Olbian coins in monetary circulation outside Olbia and its chora. In our opinion, Olbian coins, starting from the end of the 6th century BC, could be actively used in the exchange of goods with barbarian tribes, a vivid proof of which was the cumulative finds of "Dolphin" coins in the middle Podniprovia and in the Dniester Estuary area. Also, an important proof of the use of Olbian coins in trade operations with the population of the Ukrainian Forest-Steppe and Steppe of the Scythian period is the presence in the same regions of cast obol finds of various types and denominations, which may indicate a certain stability of trade routes.
ISSN:0065-0986
2451-0300
DOI:10.26485/AAL/2022/68/10