Дослідження скарбу срібників поблизу смт Городниця

• Published in: Археологія і давня історія України
• Date: 2021
• Main Authors: Алфьоров, О.А., Моця, Б.О., Петраускас, А.В.
• Format: Article
• Language: Ukrainian
• Published: Інститут археології НАН України 2021
• Subjects: Нумізматичні студії
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/187530
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Дослідження скарбу срібників поблизу смт Городниця / О.А. Алфьоров, Б.О. Моця, А.В. Петраускас // Археологія і давня історія України: Зб. наук. пр. — К.: ІА НАН України, 2021. — Вип. 3 (40). — С. 319-328. — Бібліогр.: 14 назв. — укр.

Срібники важливе джерело для вивчення давньоруської історії. Незначна кількість відомих на
 сьогодні монет обумовлює високу увагу, яку вчені
 приділяють кожній новій знахідці. В 2020 р. поблизу селища Городниця Новоград-Волинського району
 Житомирської обл. було знайдено скарб давньоруських срібників. Місце знаходження було обстежено
 експедицією Інституту археології НАН України,
 яка виявила ще декілька монет. В статті аналізуються умови знаходження скарбу, можливості
 його зв’язку із міськими населеними пунктами та
 мережею комунікацій, наведено попереднє визначення монет. Minting own coin is one of the attributes of state
 formation. The first coins of the Old Rus are represented
 by gold and silver specimens dating from the late
 tenth — early eleventh century. Gold coins are very
 rare, the silver ones are presented much more.
 Most modern researchers believe that the production
 of silver coins was started by Volodymyr Sviatoslavych
 and ended under Yaroslav Volodymyrovych
 after the beginning of his reign in Kyiv. In 2020 the
 third known hoard of silver coins was discovered near
 Gorodnytsia village, Novohrad-Volynskyi district, Zhytomyr
 region. It was found accidently by local resident
 S. M. Komar who in the next day after discovery handed
 it over to the authorities which was recorded in the
 relevant documents.
 The expedition of the Institute of Archaeology of the
 National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine conducted archaeological
 research at the hoard location. The place
 where the silver coins have been occurred was recorded.
 Several more coins were found in the pit where the hoard
 was and nearby. Surrounding area was examined. Near
 the hoard the presence of land- and waterways, which
 functioned in the medieval period, was recorded. Near
 the river Sluch there are convenient places for crossing.
 During the exploration of the area adjacent to the
 hoard in order to study the archaeological context the
 settlement was discovered. The artifacts found on it
 date it to the 9th—13th and 16th—18th centuries. Powerful
 fortifications in the form of moats, ramparts and escarpments
 have been preserved. Probably, the formation
 of the silver hoard is connected with the ancient
 roads along the Sluch River and the Old Rus settlement
 on the site of the modern settlement of Gorodnytsia.
 In total 38 silver coins were in the hoard. 31 of them
 belonged to the minting of Volodymyr Sviatoslavych, and
 7 to Sviatopolk Yaropolkovych. Vladimir’s coins are presented
 in three types — II (6 copies), III (16 copies) and
 IV (9 copies). Sviatopolk’s coins represent all three of his
 existing numismatic types — I (4 copies), II (2 copies) and
 III (1 copy). 10 silver coins of Volodymyr and 1 of Svyatopolk
 are represented by previously unknown stamp
 pairs. 2 coins of Vladimir, which have an unknown combination
 of stamps, are of particular scientific interest.