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The Roman imperial hoard from Gruia, Romania (former Roman province
of Dacia) is among the largest ever discovered in this part of the
Roman Empire. 1,509 silver coins dated from Vespasian to Gordian
III were accidentally discovered while digging in a private garden.
Wealthy or not in a Time of Turmoil? The Roman Imperial hoard from
Gruia in Roman Dacia (Romania) presents a catalogue of each of
these coins, photos included, with their complete descriptions. A
comparative analysis with other similar hoards throughout the Roman
Empire reveals general and specific patterns for hoarding in this
period. At the same time, looking at the prices and salaries around
the time the hoard was buried, the authors aim to establish whether
such an amount of silver coins could have represented someone's
entire wealth. In addition, analysing the distribution of hoards in
the provinces from the Middle and Lower Danube and the history of
this area, some possible reasons for concealing and not recovering
this hoard are discussed. One excited aspect emphasised in this
book is the presentation of so the called 'weird' coins meaning
those pieces that have been minted with various errors, by mistake
or deliberately, such as engraving errors, coin-die malfunction,
plated coins etc.
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