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The great ruler Stephen the Great, outstanding army commander and diplomat, was also concerned during his life with the economic prosperity of the country, supporting the development of crafts, trade and fairs. During his reign, groși and half groși minted in the dinar system were issued, a monetary system introduced in Moldova during the last reign of Petru Aron (1455-1457).

The coins were minted from silver of superior title, those that reflect stability in the economic life of the country at that time. Their masterful execution at the Suceava mint is among the beautiful artistic achievements during the reign of Stephen the Great.

During his reign, two types of issues were minted, for the two denominations: groși and half groși.

Type I issues have a split shield on the obverse; in the first quarter appears a rose surmounted by a cross and three fascias, in the second quarter. For the epigraph issues (groși), the image is accompanied by the circular legend with the name of the issuer: + STEFANVS VOIEVODA. On the other side appears the bour's head with a star between the horns accompanied by the heraldic furniture - the rose and the contoured crescent, placed to the right and left of the bour's head; circular legend: MOLDAVIE COIN.

On type II coins in the shield on the obverse appears a patriarchal cross (double) and the legend STEFANVSVOIEVOD or abbreviated STEFANVSVOIE. On the reverse, as in type I, the bour's head with heraldic attributes is preserved: rose right/crescent left and crescent right/rose left. A star or rose appears between the ox's horns. The legend accompanying the face with the bour head is MONETAMOLDAVI or abbreviated MONETAMOLDA.

The dating of Stephen the Great's coins is still under discussion. According to one opinion, type I issues were minted between 1457-1476, and type II between 1480/1481-1505 (Octavian Iliescu), and another 1465/1467-1475/1476 for type I and 1476/1479-1497 for type II (Ernest Oberländer-Târnoveanu).

The coins in this showcase were discovered during the archaeological excavations at Orheiul Vechi (Trebujeni, Orhei district) in the 6th and 7th decades of the 20th century:

1. Type I money issues, groși, silver
2. Type II money issues, groși, silver
3. Type II coin issue, half groși, silver

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Publications Journal „Tyragetia"   vol. II [XVII], nr. 1


Recherches ethnoarchéologiques sur les sources salées de la Moldavie précarpatique
ISSN 1857-0240
E-ISSN 2537-6330

Recherches ethnoarchéologiques sur les sources salées de la Moldavie précarpatique

Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. II [XVII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică

La zone précarpatique de la Roumanie orientale, particulièrement riche en sources salées, est l’une des très rares régions d’Europe où les pratiques traditionnelles et non industrielles d’exploitation et d’utilisation du sel principalement sous forme liquide persistent encore largement. L’exploitation actuelle de ces sources salées, en dehors de toute mécanisation, organisation économique et réglementation juridique, offre l’occasion rare, sinon unique en Europe, de mener des recherches ethnoarchéologiques dans des conditions proches, pour certains aspects, des sociétés préindustrielles.

À la suite des travaux préliminaires de l’équipe roumaine publiés dès 1992, un programme interdisciplinaire franco-roumain débuté en 2003 a montré la nécessité d’approfondir ce type de recherche à partir d’une méthodologie rigoureuse, fondée sur l’élaboration de questionnaires ethnographiques précis mais ouverts. A partir d’octobre 2007 les recherches ont été efectuées dans le cadre du projet CNCSIS-PN-II-Idei, code 414/2007.

Les enquêtes ethnoarchéologiques ont été effectuées soit directement à la source salée, soit à la bergerie, soit au village/ville, et ont été centrées sur plusieurs thématiques visant la compréhension des méthodes d’exploitation et d’utilisation de cette ressource au sein d’un espace original. Aussi, on s’est attaché à spatialiser l’information à travers des questions concernant les modes de transport employés, les rapports distance/fréquence d’utilisation, etc. Les résultats des questionnaires conduits durant les étés 2004 à 2007 dans les départements de Neamț et de Bacău ont permis de mettre en évidence des comportements d’approvisionnement, de préparation et de (re)distribution originaux : aménagements des captages, utilisation de récipients spécifiques, groupe spécialisé dans la fabrication de sel cristallisé, troc et échanges contre des céréales, etc. Ces informations ethnographiques de première main permettent aujourd’hui d’enrichir les hypothèses archéologiques autour des relations évidentes entretenues entre les émergences d’eau salée et la chasse et le gibier sauvage, ou des modes d’utilisation (alimentation humaine et animale, conservation des aliments et des fourrages, halothérapie) ou encore autour de l’organisation sociale des exploitations et des pratiques d’échange et de troc.

Olivier Weller
Plaidoyer pour quelques grains de sel dans la Prehistoire europeenne
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VI [XXI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Robin Brigand
Centuriations romaines dans la plaine de Venise
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VI [XXI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Roxana-Gabriela Curcă
Les agnomina dans les inscriptions grecques de Tomi
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. II [XVII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Marius Alexianu
Un aspect de l’économie thrace: esclaves contre sel
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. I [XVI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică Chișinău, 2007



 

 

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The great ruler Stephen the Great, outstanding army commander and diplomat, was also concerned during his life with the economic prosperity of the country, supporting the development of crafts, trade and fairs. During his reign, groși and half groși minted in the dinar system were issued, a monetary system introduced in Moldova during the last reign of Petru Aron (1455-1457)...

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2024 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2024 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC