REVUE BELGE DE NUMISMATIQUE ET DE SIGILLOGRAPHIE BELGISCH TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR NIJMISMATIEK EN ZEGELKUNDE PUBLIÉE UITGEGEVEN SOUS LE HAUT PATRONAGE ONDER DE HOGE BESCHERMING DE S. M. LE ROI VAN Z. M. DE KONING PAR LA DOOR HET SOCIÉTÉ ROYALE KON INKLIJK BELGISCH DE NUMISMATIQUE DE BELGIQUE GENOOTSCHAP VOOR NUMISMATIEK AVEC L'AlDE DE LA DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE MET DE FINANCIËLE STEUN VAN HET L'ENSEIGNEMENT, DE LA FORMATION ET DE MINISTERIE VAN DE VLAAMSE GEMEENSCHAP LA RECHERCHE DU MINISTÈRE DE LA EN VAN DE DIRECTION GÊNrmALE DE COMMUNAUTÉ FRANÇAISE ET DU L'ENSEIGNEMENT, DE LA FORMATION ET MINIS'fERIE DE LA RECHERCHE DU MINISTÈRE VAN DE VLAAMSE GEMEENSCHAP DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ FRANÇAISE DIRECTEURS: TONY HACKENS, Luc SMûLDEREN, RAF VAN LAERE, FRANÇOIS DE CALLATA~ CXLI -1995 BRUXELLES BRUSSEL FRANÇOIS DE CALLATA Y" and ILIA PROKOPOV THE BüLJARINü HüARD (IGeR 975 - NEAR PLOVDIV) (Pl. I-II1) The Boljarino hoard was found on the 28th of May 1963 in a place called {l Stariya dium » ({l the old way »), located 1,2 km North of the village of Boljarino in the district of Plovdiv. It is now the property of the Archaeological Museum of Plovdiv where it is kept under the inventory numbers 2273-2295 and 2313-2319. It had been buried in a ceramic vessel, part of which is preserved with the coins C). Among the 30 silver coins of its content, we may distinguish 3 Athenian tetradrachms of the so-called {I New Style 1), 1 late posthumous Alexander of Mesembria, 1 late Hellenistic tétra­ drachm of Maroneia, 3 tetradrachms of Thasian type, 15 barbarized imitations of Thasian tetradrachms and 7 Roman denarii ("). 1. Catalogue Athens Ohv.: Head of Athena Parthenos r., wearing triple-crested Athe­ nian helmet, ornarnented with Pegasos and foreparts of horses. Rev. : Owl standing r., head facing, on prostrate arnphora. In the field: names of magistrates. On the amphora and in the exergue: letters. AlI within olive-wreath. (1) K KOLEV, Coin Hoarâs {rom the Last Year, in Archeologia, 6, 1968, p. 160. The Boljarino hoard is published together with other hoards by I. PROKOPOV, The Coin Circulation in Thracia during 11-1 c. RC (Starini, 1), Sofia, 1995 (forth­ corning). We are most grateful to Dr K. Kisyov, director of the Plovdiv Archaeological Museum, who kindly allowed us ta study and to publish this hoard. (2) The content given by T. GERASSIMOV (BIAB, 27, 1964, p. 241) and repeat­ ed by the IGCH (M. THOMPSON, O. M0RKHOLM and C. M. KRAAY, An Invenlory ofGreek Coin Hoards, New York, 1973, p. 125, n" 975) was 13 tetradrachms: 1 Mesembria, 1 Maroneia, 1 Thasos, 1 Thasian imitation, 2 Athens, 7 denarii, Thus, 2 tetradrachms of Thasos, 14 Thasian imitations and 1 tetradrachm of Athens were missing. 6 F. DE CALLATAY - I. PROKOPOV EnlrENH-IDIAN.àPOI (c. 126/5 Be) CS) 1. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2286 (16.23 g - 28/290) Field 1.: EY - MH. Amphora: r. Exergue: AI M. THOMPSON, p. 176, pl. 45, n° 447a (4) 2. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2287 (16.37 g - 28/290) Field 1.: EY - MH. Amphora: r. Exergue: AI M. THOMPSON, p. 176, pl. 45, n° 447? (same obverse die as n° 1 [447], reverse unknown) 3. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2319 (15.91 g - 280) Field 1.: AEINOK. Amphora: A. Exergue: nn M. THOMPSON, p. 176, pl. 45, reverse die of n° 448a (obverse unknown). Mesembria Obv. : Head of young Heracles r., clad in lion's skin. Rev. : BAIIAH21 - AAE:AN.àPOY. Zeus seated 1. on backless throne, his r. leg drawn back, holding an eagle in the r. and his sceptre in the 1. Field 1.: MA. Beneath throne: Ko. 4. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2288 (16.41 g - 32/330) F. DE CALLATAY, Les derniers alexandres posthumes frappés à Odessos et Mèsembria, in Studies on Settlement Lire in Ancient Thrace. Proceedinqs of the IIIrd International Symposium « Cabyle », 17-21 May 1993, Jambol, Jambol, 1994, p. 323, 02­ R2b (this specimen) I. KARAYOTOV, The Coinage of M esambria. Vol. I: Silver and Gold Coins or M esambria, Sozopol, 1994, p. 95 and pl. XX IV, n° 348, ü49-R16û (this specimen). Maroneia Obv. : Head of young Dionysos r., wreathed with ivy and with band across forehead. Rev.: .àIONY~OY - mTHPOI - MAPQNITQN. Dionysos, naked, standing 1., holding grapes in his r. and two narthex wands in his 1. Monograms in 1. and r. inner fields. 5. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2285 (16.25 g - 28/290) E. SCHÔNERT-GEISS, Die Münzpriigung von Maroneia, Berlin, 1987, p. 192 and pl. 51, n° 1138/3 = ü48-R147 (this specimen). (3) The dating of c. 158/7 proposed by M. THOMPSON for this issue (The New Style Silver Goinage <J{ Aihens, New York, 1961) must he lowered by c. 32 years (see O. M0RKHOLM, The Ghronology of the New Style Goinage of Albens, in ANSMN, 29, 1984, p.29-42). (4) Different lines and motives can he seen in the left field behind the helmet. They are not remains of an overstrike. They belong to the die since all the coins struck with this die present the same pattern. THE BOLJARINO HOARD 7 Thasos (Early imitations) ûbv.: Head of young Dionysos r., wreathed with ivy and with band across forehead. Rev.: HPAKAEOY~ - mTHPOI • eA~IQN. Heracles, naked, standing 1., holding a club in the r., lion's skin over l. arm. Monogram M in field to l. 6. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2318 (16.49 g - 28{300) I. PROKOPOV, Class GGI (see L PROKOPOV and T. KOVACHEVA, Tetradrachms o( Thasian Type in the Fund of the Pleven Hisio­ rical Museum, in Bulletin o( the Kjustendil Historical Museum, 1, 1989, p.307-322 (in Bulgarian - English summary) or I. PROKOPOV, Notes about the Character of Some Larqe-Scale Coin­ ages in the Thrace during l lrul-Ist Centuries B.C., in Procee­ dings of the XIth International Numismatic Conqress, I, Lou­ vain-la-Neuve, 1993, p. 173-85). 7. Plovdiv, Inv. n D 2274 (16.18 g - 300) 1. PROKOPOV, Class HH7 (see Popina Hoard, na 324). 8. Plovdiv, Inv. na 2273 (15.92 g - 30{310) 1. PROKOPOV, Class CA. Thasos (Lata imitations) Ditto but in a more and more barbarized fashion. For the many peculiarities of each specimen, we refer to the plates. 9. Plovdiv, Inv. n- 2276 (16.35 g - 29{310) R. GOBL, Class I, cfr pl. 46 (Ostkeltischer Typenatlas, Braun­ schweig, 1973) 10. Plovdiv, Inv. na 2275 (16.10 g - 310) R. GOBL, Class III, cfr pl. 46, n° 5 11. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2315 (16.86 g - 33{370) R. GOBL, Class III, pl. 46-47 (see also 1. MlRNIK, A Thracian Siluer Coin Hoard in the Osijek Slaoonian Museum, in NC, 153, 1993, n° 29) 12. Plovdiv, lnv. na 2316 (16.18 g - 320) R., GOBL, Class III{A, cf pl. 47, n° 3 13. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2278 (16.38 g - 35{370) R. GOBL, Class 1IlIA, cfr pl. 47, n° 4 14. Plovdiv, Inv, n° 2279 (16.42 g - 330) R. GOBL, Class III{A, cfr pl. 47, n° 4 15. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2281 (16.20 g - 29/300) R. GOBL, Class IV, cfr pl. 47, n° 2 - Overstruck over Athens 16. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2282 (16.15 g - 290) R. GOBL, Class IV. cfr pl. 48, n° 7 17. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2277 (16.12g - 33{350) R. GOBL, Class V, cfr pl. 48, n° 1 (see also 1. MIRNIK, n° 30) 18. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2313 (16.20 g - 340) R. GOBL, Class V, cfr pl. 48, n° 6 8 F. DE CALLATAY - 1. PROKOPOV 19. Plovdiv, Inv. na 2284 (16.27 g - 34/350) R. GÔBL, Class V, cfr pl. 49, na 13 20. Plovdiv, Inv. na 2280 (16.16 g - 28/300) R. GÔBL, Class V, cfr pl. 49, n'' 15 21. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2283 (16.55 g - 320) R. GÔBL, Class V, pl. 49, na 20 (same obverse die) 22. Plovdiv, Inv. na 2317 (16.35 g - 320) - Head to l. R. GOBL, Class V/B, cfr pl. 50 (see also SNG Ashmolean, na 3713) 23. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2314 (16.04 g - 320) - Amphora R. GOBL, Class VI, cfr pl. 51, na 2 (see also SNG Ashmolean, n" 3714). Roman Denarü For classifications and datings, we refer to M. CRAWFORD, Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge, 1974 (= RRC) 24. Plovdiv, Inv. n'' 2289 (3.99 g - 17/180) Obv. : Head of Roma r.] Rev. : Victory in biga r., holding reins in both hands. In exergue: D.SILANVS L.F - ROMA RRC 337/3 - c. 91 BC 25. Plovdiv, Inv. n° 2294 (3.23 g - 160) Obv.: Head of Saturn 1. To r.: harpa. Below: [EX.S.C.V Rev.: Venus in biga r., holding sceptre and reins in l. hand and reins in r. hand. Above: flying Cupid with wreath. In exer­ gue: L.C.MEMMIES.L.[F] - GAL RRC 349 - c. 87 BC 26. Plovdiv, Inv. n" 2290 (3.87 g - 16/170) Obv. : Helmeted bust draped r.] Rev. : Cybele in biga of lions r., holding reins in l. hand and patera in r. hand. In exergue: M.VOLTEI.M.F. Above: OH RRC 385/4 - c. 78 BC 27. Plovdiv, Inv. n" 2291 (3.84 g - 17/190) Obv. : Bust of Cupid r., with bow and quiver over shoulder. Ta 1.: IMAXS]VMVS/ Rev.: Distyle temple. Within: two figures. Above: thunderbolt and pileus. In exergue: e.EGNATIVS.[CN.F] - CN.N RRC 391/2 - c. 75 BC 28. Plovdiv, Inv. na 2293 (3.97 g - 17/190) Obv.: Head of Ancus Martius r.