
Oleg Sharov
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Until recently archaeological objects dated to the Roman period were represented on the territory of the present Leningrad oblast by accidental finds and a small number of graves associated with the culture of Estonian Stone Burial Grounds.
The discovery of two hoards with Roman coins and some other objects near the village of Koporie gives new information about the history of the region during the I–II centuries AD. The hoards include 30 and 12 brass coins, sestertius and dupondius (worn and corroded), and one silver denarius (found on the place of hoard 2). All the definable coins are dated to the times of Titus (79–81 AD) Lucius Verus (161–169 AD), and therefore the hoards could have been deposited ca. 160–170 and 140–150 AD, respectively.
It is shown by the chemical analysis, the admixture of zinc in brass corresponds to Fleming’s diagram (1975) and agrees with
the proposed dates. The same brass alloy was used both for the fibula of Almgren’s type 55 and the conical edged neck-ring dated to 70–160 AD. The similarity of coin alloys with those of other articles allows to suppose that the former were used as raw material for the latter. The Koporie hoards can be indicative
of the fact that this region was a part of the eastern area of the Estonian Stone Burial Grounds culture. One more possibility is
that it belonged to the area of the related and synchronous archaeological culture of Izhorian Stone Burial Grounds.
Ладожская фибула является на сегодняшний день самой северо-восточной находкой в ареале распространения северо-восточнобалтийских переклад-чатых фибул. Насколько случайна эта находка на Земляном городище Старой Ладоги, покажут будущие исследования.
Until recently archaeological objects dated to the Roman period were represented on the territory of the present Leningrad oblast by accidental finds and a small number of graves associated with the culture of Estonian Stone Burial Grounds.
The discovery of two hoards with Roman coins and some other objects near the village of Koporie gives new information about the history of the region during the I–II centuries AD. The hoards include 30 and 12 brass coins, sestertius and dupondius (worn and corroded), and one silver denarius (found on the place of hoard 2). All the definable coins are dated to the times of Titus (79–81 AD) Lucius Verus (161–169 AD), and therefore the hoards could have been deposited ca. 160–170 and 140–150 AD, respectively.
It is shown by the chemical analysis, the admixture of zinc in brass corresponds to Fleming’s diagram (1975) and agrees with
the proposed dates. The same brass alloy was used both for the fibula of Almgren’s type 55 and the conical edged neck-ring dated to 70–160 AD. The similarity of coin alloys with those of other articles allows to suppose that the former were used as raw material for the latter. The Koporie hoards can be indicative
of the fact that this region was a part of the eastern area of the Estonian Stone Burial Grounds culture. One more possibility is
that it belonged to the area of the related and synchronous archaeological culture of Izhorian Stone Burial Grounds.
Ладожская фибула является на сегодняшний день самой северо-восточной находкой в ареале распространения северо-восточнобалтийских переклад-чатых фибул. Насколько случайна эта находка на Земляном городище Старой Ладоги, покажут будущие исследования.