A Hoard of Alexius I Comnenus Nomismata from the State Historical Museum of the Southern Urals

Mikhail Abramzon

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A Hoard of Alexius I Comnenus Nomismata from the State Historical Museum of the Southern Urals

Yazarlar:

Mikhail Abramzon

Yayıncı:

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkeoloji Bilimi | Nümizmatik

Dergi:

PROPONTICA Vol.3 Issue 6, pp.203-211

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001359009

pISSN:

2980-132X

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 This article examines a hoard of pre-reform debased nomismata of Alexius I Comnenus from the collection of the Russian archaeologist, Nikolay Kirillovich Minko 1880after 1920, which was acquired by the State Historical Museum of the Southern Urals Chelyabinsk, Russia in 1923. Minko purchased this hoard of uncertain origin during his archaeological excavations in the region of Sevastopol in 19091911. The hoard contains 4 histamena and 13 tetartera, all from the pre-reform period April 1081August 1092. Both histamena and tetartera has been attributed to Constantinopolis. All histamena are from the second coinage 10871092. Of the tetartera, 11 pieces are from the first coinage 10811087, and two pieces are from the second. The group of coins from the second coinage allows one to date the hoard to 10871092 or a little later. The hoard clearly demonstrates further degree of debasement of gold nomismata both histamenon and tetarterion struck in alloys containing almost no gold during the reign of Alexius I. Considering the almost complete absence Alexius Is coins in Crimea, the Don and the North Caucasus, it can be assumed that this hoard of Byzantine silver coins most likely originated from Chersonor its surrounding regionwhere, during regular archaeological excavations at the turn of the 19th20th centuries, a silver tetarteron and three histamena of Alexius I were recorded. The unique at least for the region under consideration hoard is of great significance for understanding the currency pattern of the 11th-century Byzantine coins in the Theme of Cherson.

 This article examines a hoard of pre-reform debased nomismata of Alexius I Comnenus from the collection of the Russian archaeologist, Nikolay Kirillovich Minko 1880after 1920, which was acquired by the State Historical Museum of the Southern Urals Chelyabinsk, Russia in 1923. Minko purchased this hoard of uncertain origin during his archaeological excavations in the region of Sevastopol in 19091911. The hoard contains 4 histamena and 13 tetartera, all from the pre-reform period April 1081August 1092. Both histamena and tetartera has been attributed to Constantinopolis. All histamena are from the second coinage 10871092. Of the tetartera, 11 pieces are from the first coinage 10811087, and two pieces are from the second. The group of coins from the second coinage allows one to date the hoard to 10871092 or a little later. The hoard clearly demonstrates further degree of debasement of gold nomismata both histamenon and tetarterion struck in alloys containing almost no gold during the reign of Alexius I. Considering the almost complete absence Alexius Is coins in Crimea, the Don and the North Caucasus, it can be assumed that this hoard of Byzantine silver coins most likely originated from Chersonor its surrounding regionwhere, during regular archaeological excavations at the turn of the 19th20th centuries, a silver tetarteron and three histamena of Alexius I were recorded. The unique at least for the region under consideration hoard is of great significance for understanding the currency pattern of the 11th-century Byzantine coins in the Theme of Cherson.

 This article examines a hoard of pre-reform debased nomismata of Alexius I Comnenus from the collection of the Russian archaeologist, Nikolay Kirillovich Minko 1880after 1920, which was acquired by the State Historical Museum of the Southern Urals Chelyabinsk, Russia in 1923. Minko purchased this hoard of uncertain origin during his archaeological excavations in the region of Sevastopol in 19091911. The hoard contains 4 histamena and 13 tetartera, all from the pre-reform period April 1081August 1092. Both histamena and tetartera has been attributed to Constantinopolis. All histamena are from the second coinage 10871092. Of the tetartera, 11 pieces are from the first coinage 10811087, and two pieces are from the second. The group of coins from the second coinage allows one to date the hoard to 10871092 or a little later. The hoard clearly demonstrates further degree of debasement of gold nomismata both histamenon and tetarterion struck in alloys containing almost no gold during the reign of Alexius I. Considering the almost complete absence Alexius Is coins in Crimea, the Don and the North Caucasus, it can be assumed that this hoard of Byzantine silver coins most likely originated from Chersonor its surrounding regionwhere, during regular archaeological excavations at the turn of the 19th20th centuries, a silver tetarteron and three histamena of Alexius I were recorded. The unique at least for the region under consideration hoard is of great significance for understanding the currency pattern of the 11th-century Byzantine coins in the Theme of Cherson.

 Bu makale, Rus arkeolog Nikolay Kirillovich Minkonun 18801920 sonrası koleksiyonundan gelen ve 1923 yılında Güney Ural Devlet Tarih Müzesi Çelyabinsk, Rusya tarafından satın alınan, reform öncesi düşük ayarlı I. Aleksios Komnenos nomismata definesini incelemektedir. Minko, bu kökeni belirsiz defineyi 19091911 yılları arasında Sivastopol bölgesindeki arkeolojik kazıları sırasında edinmiştir. Define, tamamı reform öncesi döneme Nisan 1081Ağustos 1092 ait olmak üzere 4 histamenon ve 13 tetarteron içermektedir. Hem histamenonlar hem de tetarteronlar Konstantinopolise atfedilmiştir. Histamenonların tümü ikinci darp dönemine 10871092 aittir. Tetarteronların 11i birinci darp döneminden 10811087, ikisi ise ikinci dönemden gelmektedir. İkinci darp dönemine ait sikkeler, defineyi 10871092 arasına ya da biraz sonrasına tarihlendirmeyi mümkün kılmaktadır. Define, I. Aleksios döneminde neredeyse hiç altın içermeyen alaşımlarla basılan altın nomismatalardaki hem histamenon hem de tetarteron değer düşüklüğünün derecesini açıkça göstermektedir. I. Aleksiosa ait sikkelerin Kırım, Don ve Kuzey Kafkasyada neredeyse tamamen yokluğu dikkate alındığında, bu Bizans gümüş sikkeleri definesinin büyük olasılıkla Hersondan ya da onun çevresinden gelmiş olduğu varsayılabilir. Nitekim 19.20. yüzyılda düzenli arkeolojik kazılarda Hersonda bir gümüş tetarteron ve üç I. Aleksios histamenonu tespit edilmiştir. En azından söz konusu bölge için eşsiz olan bu define, Herson Themasındaki 11. yüzyıl Bizans para sistemini anlamak açısından büyük önem taşımaktadır.

Makale detayları

A Hoard of Alexius I Comnenus Nomismata from the State Historical Museum of the Southern Urals

Yazarlar:

Mikhail Abramzon

Yayıncı:

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkeoloji Bilimi | Nümizmatik

Dergi:

PROPONTICA Vol.3 Issue 6, pp.203-211

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001359009

pISSN:

2980-132X

Byzantine Coins

Theme of Cherson

Alexius I Comnenos

Coin Hoards

Histamena

Tetartera.Bizans Sikkeleri

Herson Theması

I. Aleksios Komnenos

Sikke Definesi

Histamenon

Tetarteron.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mikhail Abramzon

Yayıncı: Ondokuz Mayıs University

Ana Başlıklar: Arkeoloji Bilimi | Nümizmatik

Dergi: PROPONTICA Vol.3 Issue 6, pp.203-211

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001359009

pISSN: 2980-132X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mikhail Abramzon

Yayıncı:

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkeoloji Bilimi | Nümizmatik

Dergi:

PROPONTICA Vol.3 Issue 6, pp.203-211

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001359009

pISSN:

2980-132X