Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 31/1. (2011)
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New Data about the Roman Settlement from Odorheiu Secuiesc 227 a silver denarius12 (PI. 11/18). Avers: IMP MAXIMINVS PIV [S AVG]. Bust laureate and draped on the right. Reverse. SALVS AVGVSTI. Salus seated to left. Patera from which a snake is eating. Bibliography: RIC IV72, 141, no. 14 (Rome, undated13). 11. Református temető (Cimitirul reformat) Between the years 2000 and 2004 on the north-eastern part of the reformed cemetery while digging new graves in late November a considerable quantity of archaeological materials were recovered, all getting in a private collection. The potsherds date from several periods; from the 2nd-3rd centuries fragments of pots, bowls and lids could be identified, along with an 5.5 x 9.4 x 4.5 cm wide and 4.3 x 3.5 cm wide, severely damaged and corroded iron sledge hammer (Pl. 11/16), with a hole for handle, dating from 2nd-3rd century AD, used probably for smithy. The piece also could be medieval. A 4.2 cm long bronze trumpet brooch (PI. 11/15) had facetted head, the also facetted bow is bent in the shape of letter ‘S’, the spring had 8 windings, damaged today; the catch plate is also broken. It can be included to the type 4, made of two metal pieces, very well preserved. It is similar to the Cocis-21cl type (Cocis 2004, 115) with a good analogy at Porolissum (Cocis 2004, 204, no. 1386, pl. IV/XCIX); dated to the second half of the 2nd century AD. 12. Régi marhapiac (Tärgul vechi de vite) The Roman therma (Téglás 1897,257-268) was identified during the land levelling at the cattle market in 1874,14 on the northern part of the settlement, currently the Uzinei Str., where the foundations were largely destroyed. Topographically, this building is at the intersection of Kornis Ferenc and Uzinei streets. These first excavations were published by E. Jakab (1894, 214— 215), based on information provided by J. Kovács and by the wife of K. Vánky. They found traces of a building made of bricks and large portions of stone walls were uncovered, identifying traces of rooms with hipocaustum and simple or inscribed tegulae. The inventory consists of weapons (spearheads and arrowheads), household tools (cutter plow, hammers, axes, chisels, knives and nails). The small finds consist of rings, brooches, key rings, combs and hairpins. Coins from the republican and imperial period were found, from the reign of Marcus Antonius, Vespasian, Trajan and Philip the Arab. From this place stamped bricks with the inscription CIVB (CIL III. 8079, 1) and a bronze disk with the inscription Fronto Paulini F (ecit) (Gooss 1875, 175; CIL III, 8079; Téglás 1897, 262) are known (Pi. 18/6). A gema of the goddess Diana was found (Téglás 1902, 150) along with two roman lamps, one stamped with the inscription FORTIS. Unfortunately all the material has been lost. A part of the material was taken to the local town hall, from where it disappeared. Also, traces of a Roman road were observed having S-E direction which, according to the engineer’s remarks was so hard to break, that they had to use gunpowder. The most valuable pieces were saved in a collection of the Secondary School in Sighisoara, which have been taken and described by K. Gooss (1875, 175). Documentation and verification on the site were made by G. Téglás (1897, 257-268) with the help of teacher E. Solymosy, while in 1894 under J. Ugron’s surveillance excavations 12 Because the coins are in private collection we were not able to measure them properly, only to make a photo. On this occasion we would kindly like to show our gratitude for Prof. R. Ardevan for helping us to determine them properly. 13 It seems to be 236-238, because the epithet GERMA is not in the title. 14 In that year excavations were made in the south-east part of the city for a sewer canal and for leveling the land. The engineer K. Vánky was in charged with the project.
