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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. VII [XXII], nr. 1


Textiles from Scythian burial complexes
ISSN 1857-0240
E-ISSN 2537-6330

Textiles from Scythian burial complexes

Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VII [XXII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică

Текстиль из погребальных комплексов скифов

В степях Северного Причерноморья раскопано более 3 тысяч скифских курганов. В исследованных погребениях обнаружено большое количество артефактов, однако изделия из кожи и текстиля сохраняются в единичных случаях. О костюме скифов некоторое представление дают произведения греческих мастеров. Прежде всего, это произведения торевтики - парадные металлические чаши, украшения горитов, нашивные бляшки и др. На них видны различные детали костюма. Иногда они настолько детализированы, что можно предположить материал и крой одежды. Однако, как правило, на этих предметах изображен костюм мужчин-воинов или амазонок. Повседневный костюм скифских женщин оставался без внимания мастеров.

В этой связи чрезвычайно важен погребальный комплекс 4 в. до н.э., открытый в кургане Вишневая Могила (Запорожская обл., Украина). В грунтовом склепе не потревоженным сохранилось захоронение де- вочки-скифянки. Уникальная сохранность текстильных и кожаных остатков позволила реконструировать весь многокомпонентный костюм скифянки. Он состоял из шести родов одежды: нательной, набедренной, плечевой, настопной, головного убора и съемных украшений. Различные части одежды сделаны из разных материалов, это: белая полотняная ткань, оранжевая атласная ткань, красновато-коричневая шерсть, черное сукно, мех, красная кожа.

Это единственный в Северном Причерноморье палеокостюмологический комплекс, являющийся в настоящее время эталонным примером женского костюма ранних номадов этого региона.

Список иллюстраций:

Рис. 1. Костюм скифского мужчины-воина на произведениях торевтики.

Рис. 2. Изображения женщин на произведениях искусства: 1, 2 - амазонки; 3, 4 - божества.

Рис. 3. Фрагменты различных тканей из скифских могил: 1 - курган Близнец-2; 2, 3 - Рыжановский курган.

Рис. 4. Курган Толстая Могила: 1 - золотые аппликации костюма на полу камеры; 2 - реконструкция парадного костюма (по Л. Клочко).

Рис. 5. Склеп №620 из Усть-Альминского некрополя: 1 - план погребальной камеры (фрагмент); 2 - реконструкция костюмного ансамбля (по Т. Крупе).

Рис. 6. Курган Вишневая Могила: 1 - план погребальной камеры (фрагмент); 2 - реконструкция плетеного гробовища (по Я. Прилипко и Ю. Болтрику).

Рис. 7. Курган Вишневая Могила. Детали костюма скифской девочки: 1-2 - безрукавка; 3, 4 - юбка-обгортка; 5-7 - нательная рубаха (по Я. Прилипко).

Рис. 8. Курган Вишневая Могила. Выкройка и реконструкция кожаных башмачков (по Я. Прилипко).

Рис. 9. Реконструкция костюмного ансамбля девочки из Вишневой Могилы (по Я. Прилипко и Ю. Болтрику).

Рис. 10. Реконструкция вертикального ткацкого станка из раскопок Бельского городища (по А. Щербаню).

Елена Фиалко
Panoply of Scythian Female Warriors
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. V [XX], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Елена Фиалко
The armed women of Early Iron Age in the Northern Pontic: social aspects
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VI [XXI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică



 

 

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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