NIKOLAEVO

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Location

City

Nikolaevo

County

Pleven

Region

Country

Bulgaria

Lat/Long/Alt

42.305 / 24.977 / 200.08 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

At the spot called Ravnichte (the filed), 1 km eastward of Nikolaevo, on the road to Slatina.

Information

3362

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Hoard name

NIKOLAEVO

Alternative names

NICOLAEVO I; NIKOLAEVO II; Николаево

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Jul 1909

Total number of coins

938

Summary

938 coins: 1 aureus, 430 denarii, 505 antoniniani, 2 bronze coins (lost): Vespasian (Titus Caesar) - Philip (AD 244-249); gold weight - jewelry: c. 600 g; silver weight - jewelry: 400 g; silver weight: 1168.0-2750.9 g?

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

National Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria; inv. nos. 4766-4769; 4774-4808; 4809
Finder(s)

Penko Penkov
Comment

First discovered in July 1909 and sold by the finder to a tradesman, Athanase Bankov. Initially, the finder offered false information on the findspot, 3 km eastward of Nikolaevo at the spot called Sanra. Later, he confessed that was a spot called Ravnichte (the field), 1 km eastward of Nikolaevo, on the road to Slatina, while digging his vineyard. He sold the gold and silver jewelry, 15 silver coins and the only 2 bronze coins to the tradesman. In October 1910, the finder sold to the National Museum: the silver salt-shaker statuette, the silver patera, a silver bracelet and 918 silver coins.
Closing reign (earliest)

Philip I
Terminal year (earliest)

244
Closing reign (latest)

Philip I
Terminal year (latest)

249
Opening year (earliest)

77
Opening year (latest)

78
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