PAYING AND SAVING IN GOLD IN THE ROMAN ARMY THE AUREUS OF VESPASIAN FROM RĂZBOIENI-CETATE AND THE EVIDENCE OF GOLD COINS IN ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA)

<p>Starting from a recently discovered gold coin, <em>aureus</em>, of Vespasian in the military environment of Războieni-Cetate, Romania (in former Roman Dacia), the present study gathered the evidence of similar finds from the territory of former Roman Dacia. A comparative analysi...

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Main Authors: Cristian Gazdac, George Bounegru, Rada Varga
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Language:English
Published: Mega Publishing House 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
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Online Access:https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/535
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George Bounegru
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description <p>Starting from a recently discovered gold coin, <em>aureus</em>, of Vespasian in the military environment of Războieni-Cetate, Romania (in former Roman Dacia), the present study gathered the evidence of similar finds from the territory of former Roman Dacia. A comparative analysis with the evidence from well-documented sites from other Roman provinces (e.g. Britannia<em>)</em> and from ancient literary sources may lead to the conclusion that the military payments could have been made in gold coin, as well as the military would like to keep/save money in the same metal – easy to carry a highest value.</p><p>Another aspect revealed by this study is the dating of an archaeological context based on numismatic evidence. The coin under study here together with the historical background of the site where it was found indicate that the coin could have been lost almost 30 years later from the date of minting.</p>
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spelling doaj-art-84dda530789e4bc9a867a248fa2ffdfd2025-08-20T02:17:52ZengMega Publishing HouseJournal of Ancient History and Archaeology2360-266X2020-07-017210.14795/j.v7i2.535318PAYING AND SAVING IN GOLD IN THE ROMAN ARMY THE AUREUS OF VESPASIAN FROM RĂZBOIENI-CETATE AND THE EVIDENCE OF GOLD COINS IN ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA)Cristian Gazdac0George Bounegru1Rada Varga2Institute of Archaeology and Art History Cluj-NapocaUnion National Museum Alba IuliaCenter for the Roman Studies Cluj-Napoca<p>Starting from a recently discovered gold coin, <em>aureus</em>, of Vespasian in the military environment of Războieni-Cetate, Romania (in former Roman Dacia), the present study gathered the evidence of similar finds from the territory of former Roman Dacia. A comparative analysis with the evidence from well-documented sites from other Roman provinces (e.g. Britannia<em>)</em> and from ancient literary sources may lead to the conclusion that the military payments could have been made in gold coin, as well as the military would like to keep/save money in the same metal – easy to carry a highest value.</p><p>Another aspect revealed by this study is the dating of an archaeological context based on numismatic evidence. The coin under study here together with the historical background of the site where it was found indicate that the coin could have been lost almost 30 years later from the date of minting.</p>https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/535aureus, războieni-cetate, roman dacia, military pay
spellingShingle Cristian Gazdac
George Bounegru
Rada Varga
PAYING AND SAVING IN GOLD IN THE ROMAN ARMY THE AUREUS OF VESPASIAN FROM RĂZBOIENI-CETATE AND THE EVIDENCE OF GOLD COINS IN ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA)
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
aureus, războieni-cetate, roman dacia, military pay
title PAYING AND SAVING IN GOLD IN THE ROMAN ARMY THE AUREUS OF VESPASIAN FROM RĂZBOIENI-CETATE AND THE EVIDENCE OF GOLD COINS IN ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA)
title_full PAYING AND SAVING IN GOLD IN THE ROMAN ARMY THE AUREUS OF VESPASIAN FROM RĂZBOIENI-CETATE AND THE EVIDENCE OF GOLD COINS IN ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA)
title_fullStr PAYING AND SAVING IN GOLD IN THE ROMAN ARMY THE AUREUS OF VESPASIAN FROM RĂZBOIENI-CETATE AND THE EVIDENCE OF GOLD COINS IN ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA)
title_full_unstemmed PAYING AND SAVING IN GOLD IN THE ROMAN ARMY THE AUREUS OF VESPASIAN FROM RĂZBOIENI-CETATE AND THE EVIDENCE OF GOLD COINS IN ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA)
title_short PAYING AND SAVING IN GOLD IN THE ROMAN ARMY THE AUREUS OF VESPASIAN FROM RĂZBOIENI-CETATE AND THE EVIDENCE OF GOLD COINS IN ROMAN DACIA (ROMANIA)
title_sort paying and saving in gold in the roman army the aureus of vespasian from razboieni cetate and the evidence of gold coins in roman dacia romania
topic aureus, războieni-cetate, roman dacia, military pay
url https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/535
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