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
Veprova-Puțintei village, Orhei county – chronology and borders
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. V [XX], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
In this article the author determines the period when Veprova-Puțintei village from Orhei county was created and the borders of the village property at its formation and within its development.
The documentary investigations attest that Veprova has its beginning in the first half of the fifteenth century, not by a ruler’s book form Alexandru cel Bun of 1406, but from the rulers Ilie and Ştefan, dated with 17 July 1436. With this book the rulers donated two deserted places across Prut, on Cula river, to Hodco Crețovici, for „the right and loyal servant”. This servant is the founder of Veprova village. Its borders were on rivers Cula and Vatici, and villages Detelev (Ghetlova), Borșciari, Hluboaca and Morozeni. Later, at the beginning of the seventeenth century the settlement changed its name to Puțuntei. The village existed under this name until the nineteenth century when it split in two: Puțintei and Veprova.
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The population and estate of Veprova-Puțintei, the Orhei County (the 15th - 18th centuries)
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VI [XXI], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
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Morozeni village from Orhei district, chronologyand borders
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. III [XVIII], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
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From the history of Săseni village of the Orhei County in 15th-18th centuries
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Curchi monastery. Its history and results of the archaeological salvage operations conducted in 2006
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The population of Morozeni village, Orhei county (end of 15th - beginning of 19th century)
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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 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.
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