A Veszprém Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei 15. – Történelem (Veszprém, 1980)

Bíróné Sey Katalin: IV. századi centenionalis lelet Takácsiból

JEGYZETEK 1. Akta: Nemzeti Múzeum Éremtár 06-5/78. ÉT. Ezúton mondok köszönetet Mithay Sándornak, aki az éremleletet feldolgozásra átadta. 2. LRBC 77. 3. BIRÓNÉ SEY K. : A döbröntei későrómai éremlelet. Vp. Megyei Múzeumi Közlemények 13. 1978. 63. katalógus 450-454. 4. RICIX. 143. 5. RICIX. 170. A larger find of coins consisting of 772 pieces (mostlycentenionals) has been secured in 1978 in Takácsi (county ofVeszprém). The breakdown by emperors, emperors and types and emperors and mints is shown in the Tables. Again, it was remarkable, similar to the already published find from the 4th century, that coins from the Roman mint were in a considerably poorer condition than those of the other mints. This cannot be explained by wear only. Obviously, there must be differences in the composition in comparison to the bronzes used in the other mints. The find starts with the reduced follis of Constantinus II. GLORIA EXERCITVS with one plaque of size Ae 4. This has been minded during the rule of Constantinus I. 336-337 AD. in the mint of Nicomaedia. The largest part of the find consists of centenionals Valens-Gratianus of Valentinianus I. There is but one coin of Valentinianus II. The breakdown by mints shows the usual pattern of Pannónia. Most of the coins came from the mint of Siscia (211 pieces). They are followed by centenionals minted in Rome (157 pes.), in Aquileia (98 pes.) and Thessaloniki (47 pes.). 6. RIC IX. 220. 7. Veszprém: NZ 2. 1909. 117-136..NK 60-61.1961-62 29-48., Árpás: NK 31-32. 1933-34. 3^27., Brigetio: BIRÓNÉ SEY K.: Rég. Füz. Ser. II. No. 18.150. 8. A 375 utáni eseményekről MÓCSY A.: Pannónia (PWRE). Stuttgart 1962. 610., ALFÖLDI, A.: Der Untergang der Römerhereschaft in Pannonién. Berlin-Leipzig 1924-26 II. 59-60. There are several centenionals, which are dated by the RIC system to the period of 375 to 378, such as the minting of the emmission started in the 2nd period (367 to 375), but did terminate in the 3rd after 375. It can be safely stated that the Arelate impression of Valens SECVRITAS with the mark TCON is originated from after 375 (375-378), and similarly, the centenionals of Valentinianus II. from Aquileia with the reverse GLORIA with the mark SMAQS (375-378). Thus, our find belongs to the rare group of coin finds, in which impressions after 375 can be identified too. This belongs to the same group as the finds from Veszprém, Árpás and later Brigetio. We did not want and can not connect the hiding of the treasure with any concrete historical event. The time of the death of Emperor Valentinianus I, and the following years (when our find ends) is a very moving period full of wars in the province. Author's address: Dr. Katalin Biró-Sey Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum H1088 Budapest Múzeum krt. 14-16 A CENTENIONAL FIND IN TAKÁCSI FROM THE 4th CENTURY 96