Monetary Discoveries from the Possible Roman Administrative Center of Salt Exploitation from Ocnele Mari Region
In the year 2009, after the collapse of some salt mine galleries, the Ocnele Mari authorities decided to build a dam for retaining of the salt water. In this context was found a Roman archaeological site in the point named Downstream from the Dam. In this place we think that there may have been the Roman administrative center of the salt mines from the Ocnele Mari region. The most important building from this site was named L 12. It is a large stone building, 6,70 x 6,70 m, in which was found a large quantity and variety of roman objects. The coins found in the site are chronologically placed from Nerva to Antoninus Pius. It is possible that the end of the coins presence to be in the connections with some military events from the beginning of Commodus’ reign.
Keywords: salt, roman coins, Ocnele Mari, roman site, Province Dacia.
1. Planșa I. O mare parte din sit a fost distrusă de lucrările executate cu prilejul ridicării barajului.
2. Colectivul de cercetare a fost compus din Mariana Iosifaruresponsabil, Ion Tuţulescu și Claudiu Tulugea.
3. Moneda înregistrată la numărul 12 din catalog
4. Planșa II, 1.
5. Planșa II, 2.
6. Planșa II, 3.
7. Planșa II, 4.
8. Planșa II, 9.
9. Planșa II, 10.
10. Planșa II, 11.
11. Planșa II, 12.
12. Nu excludem ca imitația să fi fost realizată în timpul domniei lui Augustus.
13. RIC III, p. 3.
14. Petac 2010, p. 163.
15. Vlădescu 1986, p. 95.
16. Purece 2007, p. 100.
17. Dumitrașcu 1996, p. 101-102. 18. Bichir 1982, p. 50. 19. Purece 2008, p. 92-95.
