Un tesorero de monedas en la costa siria: Estudio arqueológico

• Autores: Mustafar Bashar Bashar, Francisco Javier Esquivel Sánchez , José Antonio Esquivel Guerrero
• Localización: Estudios sobre patrimonio, cultura y ciencias medievales, ISSN-e 2341-3549, ISSN 1575-3840, Nº 22, 2020, págs. 41-58
• Idioma: español
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  • español

    Recientemente se han encontrado varios depósitos de monedas de oro pertenecientes a diferentes períodos históricos en Siria.

    Uno de los hallazgos más recientes, que comprende 57 monedas, fue descu-bierto en 2015 durante el trabajo agrícola en al-Muntar, un pequeño suburbio de Tartous cerca del antiguo sitio de Amrȋt (actual Siria).

    El examen preliminar revela que estas monedas se remontan al período bizantino. La escasez de monedas encontradas en esta área en particular, cuyos restos datan de los siglos VI y VII CE, hace que este descubrimiento sea muy significativo y arrojará luz sobre los acontecimientos históricos en esta región. Nuestro enfoque principal será analizar estas monedas desde una perspectiva arqueológica e intentar vincular las monedas a un posible propie-tario y plantear las circunstancias bajo las cuales fueron ocultadas y, por lo tanto, preservadas. También intentaremos delimitar el área en la que circularon estas monedas. Las conclusiones preliminares sugieren una conexión entre este tesoro y una posible antigua iglesia bizantina donde este escondite estaba oculto.

  • English

    Several caches of gold coins belonging to different historical periods have recently been found in Syria.

    One of the most recent findings, comprising 57 coins, was discovered in 2015 during agricultural work in al-Muntar, a small suburb of Tartous near the ancient site of Amrȋt (present day Syria).

    Preliminary examination reveals that these coins date back to the Byzantine period. The scarcity of coins found in this area in particular, the remains of which date to the 6th and 7th centuries CE, makes this discovery very signi-ficant and will shed light onto the historical events in this region. Our prima-ry focus will be to analyse these coins from an archaeological perspective and to attempt to link the coins to a possible owner and posit circumstances under which they were concealed and thus preserved. We will also attempt to delimit the area in which these coins were circulated. Preliminary conclusions suggest a connection between this treasure and a possible ancient byzantine church where this cache was hidden.

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