Burial coin hoard from Sokaras



Burial coin hoard from Sokaras

Ν1277 - Ν1280, Υ149
Metal (Silver)
Good
Diameter: 21-23 cm. Weight: 3.5-4.2 gr.
Sokaras
Vakiotes
Roman period:
Minted: 75-111 AD Concealed: 111-120 AD c..:
Gallery:
XXI
Case:
210
Exhibition thematic unit:
Cretan Coinage
Coin Hoards
Description
Burial coin hoard consisting of four denarii of the Roman emperors Vespasian (69-79 AD), Domitian (as Caesar in 69-81 and Augustus in 81-96 AD) and Trajan (97-118 AD). This is an unusual case in Roman Crete of a group of coins intended as the generous fee for Charon to ferry the deceased to the Underworld. Another find from the same tomb, a gold ring (Χ-Α 586), is also of a numismatic nature. Its sealstone depicts Hermes Kerdoos (the Profit-Bringer), the patron of commerce, holding a full coin purse. The final item of the exceptional and luxurious grave goods is the large, intact glass vessel (Υ 149) exhibited together with the coins and the ring.
Bibliography:
Unpublished. References: S. Marinatos, "Ενάτη και δεκάτη Αρχαιολογική περιφέρεια (Κρήτη)", Αρχαιολογικό Δελτίο 15 (1933-5), 58-59. Ι. Touratsoglou - K. Sidiropoulos, "Οι νομισματικοί "θησαυροί" της ρωμαϊκής Κρήτης: μια πρώτη προσέγγιση", Πεπραγμένα Η΄ Κρητολογικού Συνεδρίου, vol. Α3, Heraklion 2000, 289.
Author:
K. S.


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