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
The Getae burial on the left bank of the Dniester and some problems of the Thracian burial practice
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VII [XXII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
This article publishes the Getae burial near the village of Tashlyk on the left bank of the Lower Dniester. The authors determine its chronological position, as well as its place among similar antiquities of the Prut-Dniester interfluve and the area on the left bank of the Dniester.
In connection with the appearance of the «new» Getae burial complex near the village of Tashlyk, the article dis- cusses some problems concerned Getae burial sites and funeral practice: the existence of the so-called «single» Getae graves, connection of the Getae burials with the settlements, the use of various ways of burial (inhumation and cremation).
List of illustrations:
Fig. 1. Getae burial in the village of Tashlyk on the left bank of the Lower Dniester: 1 - fragment of a spearhead socket (?) of a spear-butt (?); 2 - fragment of a knife blade; 3 - urn.
Fig. 2. Analogies for the urn from the Tashlyk village: 1 - Butuceni (after Niculiță, Teodor, Zanoci 2002); 2 - Potâr- ca (after Mǎndescu 2010); 3 - Speia (after Хахеу 1992).
Fig. 3. Analogies for the urn from the Tashlyk village: 1 - Zimnicea (after Alexandrescu 1980); 2 - Orbeasca de Sus (after Moscalu 1983); 3 - Poiana (after Moscalu 1983).
Fig. 4. Schematic map of the Getae burial sites in the Prut-Dniester interfluve and on the left bank of the Dniester.
Николай Тельнов, Виталий Синика
Bowls from the Scythian burial sites of the late 4th - 2nd century BC on the left bank of the Lower Dniester
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VIII [XXIII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
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 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.
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.
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.
31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
