Tachev, Yanislav : The Provincial Coinage of Serdica
"Tachev, Yanislav : The Provincial Coinage of Serdica"
Yanislav Tachev,
The Provincial Coinage of Serdica
Sofia 2020 (2025)
ISBN 978-619-90409-6-6
450 S./pp., 206 S/W-Taf./206 b/w-pls., 21 x 15 cm;
kartoniert / hardcover
Englisch mit Zusammenfassung in Bulgarisch /
English with a summary in Bulgarian
Serdica is the only city on the territory of today's Bulgaria that issued coins in three different chronological periods. The city mint goes through three radically different phases. Initially it was created as a provincial mint, after a century of operation it was transformed into a branch of the central Roman mint (the end of the reign of Emperor Gallienus (253 – 268) and finally minted Ottoman coins (XVI – XVIII centuries)1. The subject of the proposed work is the provincial coinage of the city. The provincial coinage of Serdica began during the joint reign of the emperors Marcus Aurelius (161 – 180) and Lucius Verus (161 – 169) and with hiatuses of different lengths continued until the period of the independent (260 – 268) rule of Emperor Gallienus (253 – 268). During this one hundred and seven year period, coins were issued in the city for six emperors and their family members. From the conducted research, it is clear that the most intensive coinage was during the sovereign reign of Emperor Karakala (212 – 217).
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