Coins Unearthed in the Virgin Mary Church in Zeytinliada

Mehmet Kayhan Murat

Makale detayları

Coins Unearthed in the Virgin Mary Church in Zeytinliada

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Kayhan Murat

Yayıncı:

Fırat University

Dergi:

Fırat Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.33 Issue 2, pp.507-522

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290259

pISSN:

1300-9702

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Özet:

 Zeytinliada is located 250 m offshore of Erdek District of Balikesir Province in the Sea of Marmara. The excavations on the island, known as Artake and Arteceon in Antiquity, started in 2006 and were completed in 2016. The Church of the Virgin Mary, located in the northeast of the island, was unearthed during the excavations carried out in 2006-2009. The church, dating to the Early Byzantine Period, has a basilica plan with 3 naves. In this study, 44 coins, among the small finds unearthed during the excavations in the church, were examined. Of the 44 coins found in the church, 36 were identified, and 8 could not be identified due to excessive deterioration. The coins described belong to the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empire Periods. Coins were minted during the dynastic years of 10 different emperors. The coins found in the Virgin Mary Church in Zeytinliada belong to 4 different mints and are in 7 different units. The earliest dated coins belong to AD 276-282, and the latest dated 1861. The majority of the coins are Byzantine coins, which are contemporary with the church, with 32 coins. 16 Byzantine coins are dated to the Early Byzantine Period and 2 Middle Byzantine Period. The coins we examined provide important information about the dating of the building and the coin circulation of the period.

 Zeytinliada is located 250 m offshore of Erdek District of Balikesir Province in the Sea of Marmara. The excavations on the island, known as Artake and Arteceon in Antiquity, started in 2006 and were completed in 2016. The Church of the Virgin Mary, located in the northeast of the island, was unearthed during the excavations carried out in 2006-2009. The church, dating to the Early Byzantine Period, has a basilica plan with 3 naves. In this study, 44 coins, among the small finds unearthed during the excavations in the church, were examined. Of the 44 coins found in the church, 36 were identified, and 8 could not be identified due to excessive deterioration. The coins described belong to the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empire Periods. Coins were minted during the dynastic years of 10 different emperors. The coins found in the Virgin Mary Church in Zeytinliada belong to 4 different mints and are in 7 different units. The earliest dated coins belong to AD 276-282, and the latest dated 1861. The majority of the coins are Byzantine coins, which are contemporary with the church, with 32 coins. 16 Byzantine coins are dated to the Early Byzantine Period and 2 Middle Byzantine Period. The coins we examined provide important information about the dating of the building and the coin circulation of the period.

 Zeytinliada is located 250 m offshore of Erdek District of Balikesir Province in the Sea of Marmara. The excavations on the island, known as Artake and Arteceon in Antiquity, started in 2006 and were completed in 2016. The Church of the Virgin Mary, located in the northeast of the island, was unearthed during the excavations carried out in 2006-2009. The church, dating to the Early Byzantine Period, has a basilica plan with 3 naves. In this study, 44 coins, among the small finds unearthed during the excavations in the church, were examined. Of the 44 coins found in the church, 36 were identified, and 8 could not be identified due to excessive deterioration. The coins described belong to the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empire Periods. Coins were minted during the dynastic years of 10 different emperors. The coins found in the Virgin Mary Church in Zeytinliada belong to 4 different mints and are in 7 different units. The earliest dated coins belong to AD 276-282, and the latest dated 1861. The majority of the coins are Byzantine coins, which are contemporary with the church, with 32 coins. 16 Byzantine coins are dated to the Early Byzantine Period and 2 Middle Byzantine Period. The coins we examined provide important information about the dating of the building and the coin circulation of the period.

 Zeytinliada, Marmara Denizinde Balıkesir İlinin Erdek İlçesinin 250 m açıklarında yer almaktadır. Antik Dönemde Artake ve Arteceon adlarıyla anılan adadaki kazılara 2006 yılında başlanıp 2016 yılında bitirilmiştir. Adanın kuzeydoğusunda yer alan Meryem Ana Kilisesi 2006-2009 yıllarında yapılan kazılarda açığa çıkarılmıştır. Erken Bizans Dönemine tarihlenen kilise 3 nefli bazilikal bir plana sahiptir. Bu çalışmada kilisedeki kazılarda ele geçen küçük buluntular arasında yer alan 44 sikke incelenmiştir. Kilisede ele geçen 44 sikkeden 36sı tanımlanmış, 8 sikke uğradıkları aşırı bozulmadan dolayı tanımlanamamıştır. Tanımlanan sikkeler Roma, Bizans ve Osmanlı İmparatorluğu Dönemlerine aittir. Sikkeler 10 farklı imparatorun hanedanlık yıllarında darp edilmiştir. Zeytinliada Meryem Ana Kilisesinde ele geçen sikkeler 4 ayrı darphaneye ait olup 7 farklı birimdedir. İncelenen sikkelerden en erken tarihlisi MS 276-282, en geç tarihlisi 1861 yıllarına aittir. Sikkelerin genel çoğunluğunu 32 sikkeyle kilise ile çağdaş olan Bizans sikkeleri oluşturmaktadır. Bizans sikkelerinden 16 tanesi Erken Bizans Dönemine, 2 tanesi Orta Bizans Dönemine tarihlenmektedir. İncelediğimiz sikkeler yapının tarihlendirilmesi ve dönemin sikke dolaşımı hakkında önemli bilgiler vermektedir.

Makale detayları

Coins Unearthed in the Virgin Mary Church in Zeytinliada

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Kayhan Murat

Yayıncı:

Fırat University

Dergi:

Fırat Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.33 Issue 2, pp.507-522

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290259

pISSN:

1300-9702

Zeytinliada

Virgin Mary

church

Byzantium

coinZeytinliada

Meryem Ana

kilise

Bizans

sikke

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mehmet Kayhan Murat

Yayıncı: Fırat University

Dergi: Fırat Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.33 Issue 2, pp.507-522

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001290259

pISSN: 1300-9702

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Kayhan Murat

Yayıncı:

Fırat University

Dergi:

Fırat Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.33 Issue 2, pp.507-522

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290259

pISSN:

1300-9702