Pages: 339-345

It is the first publication of findings of Serbian medieval coins in the Prut-Dniester region. Fifteen silver coins and imitations are presented in the paper. They were unearthed in Moldova (in Costesti settlement and near some villages in the south of the country), as well as in Orlovka (Odessa region, Ukraine). Most coins relate to issues of Stefan Uros IV Dusan (1331—1355). The author suggests that the Serbian coins entered in the Golden Horde settlements in this region from Dobrogea and circulated here together with the Bulgarian coins in 30—50s of the 14th century. This publication will serve as an additional source of information for reconstruction of historical context in the western periphery of the Golden Horde.

Keywords: Prut-Dniester region, Serbian medieval coins, Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, settlements of the Golden Horde, Old Orhei, Costeşti

Information about author:

Andrei Crivenco (Tiraspol, Moldova). Candidate of Geographical Sciences. Shevchenko Transnistria State University. 25 October St., 128, Tiraspol, 3300, Moldova
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