Pages:  243-282 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.55086/sp256243282

Between 1993 and 2010, archaeological digs at Okhta Cape uncovered 249 numismatic artifacts dating from the 16th to the early 18th centuries. Most coins were struck during the reigns of Gustavus Adolphus, Queen Christina, or Charles XI, highlighting their connection to the Swedish fortress Nyenschantz (1611—1703). The collection also features Russian silver wire coins from the same period, reflecting various phases in the history of the Lower Neva Region. Researchers have outlined periods of coin circulation based on these findings. The way the coins are spread across Okhta Cape reveals how the area developed in the late 16th and 17th centuries. Stratigraphic analysis of the coins shows the different stages in the Nyenschantz fortress’s construction, as well as its eventual destruction from the 18th through the 20th centuries.

Keywords: Okhta Cape, coins, Landskrona, Nyenschantz, planigraphy, stratigraphy, öre, kopeck, archaeology

Information about authors:

Konstantin Gorlov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Institute for History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0002-1373-3719

Petr Sorokin (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0002-0936-173X