Pages: 181-186

Five coins of the Empire of Trebizond and one coin of Cilician Armenia, which were found in the Prut-Dniester region, are published. The article is a supplement to the published findings of coins of the Golden Horde period (the second half of 13th — the first two thirds of 14th centuries). The authors assume that these findings are an evidence of commercial (and other) contacts between the cities of the Prut-Dniester region and the overseas countries. They provide historical evidence that the region’s relations with the other countries had been largely supported by the Genoese merchants.

Keywords: Prut-Dniester region, Cilician Armenia, Empire of Trebizond, Belgorod-Moncastro, coins, Genoese trade routes, history of monetary circulation.

Information about authors:

Andrei Crivenco (Tiraspol, Moldova). Candidate of Geographical Sciences. “T. G. Shevchenko” Transnistria State University. 25 Octiabria St., 128, Tiraspol, 3300, Moldova
E-mail: [email protected]
Dmitry Yanov (Odessa, Ukraine). “I. I. Mechnikov” Odessa National University. Dvoryanskaya St., 2, Odessa, 65082, Ukraine
E-mail: [email protected]