Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 1. (2019)
Keve László, Zalán Győrfi: Medieval Small Finds int he Borders of Ideciu de Jos
MEDIEVAL SMALL LINDS IN THE BORDERS OE IDECIU DE JOS Keve LÁSZLÓ' Zalán GYŐRFI" Four kilometers from the village of Ideciu de Jos, in the area called Sänfioare, medieval iron objects and counterfeit coins were found by means of metal detectors. Documents do not mention any fortress in the area, tradition dating from the 18th century refers to the site as Sänfioare. Most of the material can be dated to the 14- 15th century, the Sigismund ofLuxembourg-era counterfeit coins have been of some help in this respect. Keywords: Ideciu de Jos, 14-15* century, small finds, Sigismund of Luxembourg, counterfeit coins Cuvinte cheie: Ideciu de Jos, sec. XIV-XV, piese märunte, Sigismund de Luxemburg, monede false INTRODUCTION Ideciu de Jos (Hu: Alsóidecs) lies at about 5 kilometers north-east from Reghin (Hu: Szászrégen) on the left bank of the Mures river. It can be reached on county road DJ154A from Reghin to Aluni? (Hu: Magyaró). During the Middle Ages it was part of Turda (Hu: Torda) county.1 Iuliu Cristinel Pop found in 2013, on the site called Sáni^oare (Hu: Nyergeshegy), at about 4 kilometers east of the village several medieval metal objects and counterfeit coins. These have become part of the Mures County Museum’s collection. The county’s oldest known owners in the Upper Mures area were members of the Kacsics and Tomaj kindred.2 At the beginning of the 14th century, master of the treasury Dénes (magister tavarnicorum) of the Tomaj kindred’s3 descendents owned the Goreni (Hu: Széplak) manor that encompassed the Upper Mures Valley. In 1319 the estate belonging to Reghin was divided among the sons of Dénes of the Tomaj kindred (Losonci): Tamás, Dezső and István. Thus Ideciu de Jos, along with several other villages ended up in magister Istváns ownership.4 Among the losers of the 1467 Transylvanian revolt, one can find the Losonci family. The treasury tax (tributum fisci regalis), introduced instead of the former chamber’s profit (lucrum camerae) hit hard at the Transylvanian noblemen, since their estates had been exempt from the chamber’s profit ever ' Keve László. Mure? County Museum, Tärgu Mure?, RO, laszlokeve@yahoo.com " Zalán Győrfi. Mure? County Museum, Tärgu Mure?, RO, gyorfizalan@yahoo.com 1 Csánki V, 708-709. 2 According to a suspicious document dated 1228 king Andrew II. donated the Goreni (Hu: Dedrádszéplak) estate to master of the treasury Dénes, son of Dénes of the Tomaj kindred. The estate including the bigger part of the Upper Mure? Valley had been seized from ban Simon, who had taken part in the murder of queen Gertnid. See: EO I, 169-170 (No. 152). 3 He held the master of treasury office between 1224 and 1231. See: Zsoldos 2011, 295. 4 EO II, 144 (No. 342). MARISIA 1, 2019, p. 79-90.
