OVERVIEW OF THE COIN COLLECTION FROM EXCAVATION 179 OF BOLGAR SETTLEMENT IN THE TATARSTAN REPUBLIC
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Bolgar settlement, excavation 179, excavation coins, overview and attributionAbstract
Over 2200 coins were discovered at excavation 179 of Bolgar settlement in 2012–2016. In addition to Golden Horde coins, the excavation featured two coins of the 10th century and 7 Russian coins of the 18th – early 20th centuries. A total of 15 Oriental coins were preliminarily identifi ed as Iranian. The discovery of a large number of coins is accounted for by the presence of a marketplace in the area. Perhaps, it also accommodated a mint, which is indicated by the discovery of a coinage die and 5 hoards of 13th century silver coins. Two 10th century Samanid coins indicate that the area was populated starting with the turn of the 10th century to become the centre of a large Oriental town in the 13th–14th centuries.
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