6/13/2023 0 Comments Scandinavian coinage![]() ![]() Five coins of the king Sven Estridsen also were founded. Among Danish coins distinguished finding are represented by the Ribe city denarius issued in 820–850, a fragment of the Hedeby city half-bracteate with solar symbol, denarius of King of Denmark and King of England Harthacanute with image of the World Serpent. The publication discusses new Scandinavian coins finding in Ukraine, classified by countries of origination. The findings of fake Western European denarii are also isolated, which also indicates the spread of such coins in the southern territories of Kievan Rus. Also known in our country are the coin complexes of medieval European denars, some of which are published. However, the findings of English, German denarii, denarii of other lands in recent years are so significant that one can still testify to their greater role in the circulation of money in Ukraine at that time. “Undoubtedly, the role of these denarii was less quantitatively compared to the circulation of Arab dirhams in the X - first quarter of the XI centuries. However, their share in the structure of the coinage of Ukrainian lands was insignificant. Thus, until recently, the numismatic literature was dominated by the opinion that “at the beginning of the” non-monetary period “of the history of monetary circulation of Ancient Russia, Western European denarii played a role in the market. It is necessary to agree with these words of the scientist, in particular, concerning the issue of circulation of European denarii in the southern and southwestern lands of Kievan Rus. ![]() Now based on data published at forum site it can be concluded that in the 11th century Western European denarii possessed much larger role at historical Ukrainian lands of Old Rus than was previously thought. Kotsur’s thesis that information about found sub-European denarii can significantly change our ideas about money circulation in Kyievan Rus at the initial stage of so-called “coin-less period”. Author agrees with positive and negative aspects of using “black archaeologists” activities results in numismatics, as it was stated in the publication of Professor V. ![]() The lack of legal regulation of such activities creates many problems regarding scientific studies and publication of these coins data. Many of published coins were found as a result of amateur searches using metal detector. Violiti auction forum is the specific site to post images of findings coins for their attribution. Author is using information published at the Violiti auction forum site to study finding of Western European denarii in Ukraine. Research methodology – principles of historicism, generalization, historical-typological, comparative analyzis. ІХ-ХІ centuries at the territory of Ukraine. The aim of the study – is presentation of a new findings of Scandinavian coins ![]()
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