Folia archeologica 10.

L. Barkóczi - A. Kerényi: Bronze medaillons of Thracian issue from Brigetio

Bronze médaillons of Tbracian issue from Brigetio 81 14. Philippopolis, Elagabalus. Site unknown. In the collection of the Hungarian National Museum. Pl. XIV. 3. 35 mm. Av. AVT К M AVPHA—

ANTÍ2NEINOC СЕВ Bust of Elagabalus г., radiate, wearing cuirass. Rv. [KOINON WPA ]EE ПОПОЛ1 NEÜKOPÍ2 Table with lion's feet, upon which an agonistic urn, inscribed nVWIA, containing five balls or discs; beneath the table palm and amphora. 15. Byzantium, Caracalla. Site unknown. In the collection of the Hungarian National Museum. Pl. XIV 4. 32. 5—33,5 mm. Av. ANTÍ2NEINOC—AVrOVCTOC Bust of Caracalla г., laur., wearing cuirass and aegis, and holding spear over 1. shoulder. Rv. BVZA N TK1N Two wicker baskets, pointed at both ends, from the top of each of which hangs an ear of corn; between them, a lighted altar, garlanded.

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1 16. Byzantium, Caracalla. Site unknown. In the collection of the Hungarian National Museum. Pl. XIV. 5. 37. 5—39 mm. Av. AVT К M AVPH ANTUNEINOC AVr Bust of Caracalla г., radiate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Rv. [ЕПТ1ТА]1А KAniTONEINOV [В V] Z ANTI [Í IN] The Emperor laur., wearing cuirass and Having paludamentum, on horseback r. Under the lifted front 1. leg of the horse a captive sitting 1. with hands bound on the back. According to our present knowledge the bronze medallions of Thracian origin described above were extended only along the limes in Pannónia, no piece coming to light so far from the inner areas. However, we must emphasize that even along the limes we know only coins found at Brigetio. As we shall see in the following, the garrison of Aquincum as well as that of Brigetio were in connection with Thracia, so the lack of such coins in the area of Aquincum seems to be a mere coincidence.

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1 See also BMC no. 79. 1

2 Knowing many coins from Brigetio we may state that the coin collecting on the area of Brigetio was much more systematical than that of Aquincum. The military camp and the military town of Brigetio were not covered with buildings, so on the occasion of ploughing and of several earth-works coins were found continually in great numbers; these were bought or collected partly by the Hungarian National Museum, partly by private collectors in Budapest and by ö. Kállay, the village clerk at Szőny. There was no such chance of collecting in Aquincum, as the bulk of the Aquincum area was built upon for a long time. The poor coin material coming to light in the course of the excavations does not enable us to get such a perfect survey of the currency of Aquincum, as we can get in Brigetio. In our opinion it might be a mere accident that medallions of Thracian issue were not found here so far. 6 Folia Archaeologica