22.09.2015
При строительстве метро в Салониках, которое уже превратилось вunfinished, ancient coins were found. Archaeologists are not in vain so closely follow the work process – the land of the Northern capital Greece stores a lot of artifacts. The next finds prove that in antiquity Thessaloniki and Macedonia of the Roman era had extensive trade relations with the Black Sea regions.
672 copper coins were issued in many different regions only the Black Sea, but also the world. 137 not identified, 393 minted in Thessaloniki. 22 coins – from Constantinople, 18 – from Kizik, 5 from Nicomedia, 9 from Herakleia, and the rest from Panticapaeum and even Syria, Milan and Africa. In the coming days in Thessaloniki will open the next congress on the “Black Sea in times of of antiquity “. 57 coins from this region.
“We have already discovered a large number of Roman sarcophagi in Thessaloniki and know that the persons buried here came from Asia Minor and Propontida “, said the assistant professor of archeology Manolis Manoledakis. He also stressed that the excavation will continue, and Found coins are just a drop in the sea. Archaeologists will make conclusions and greatly expand their knowledge of ancient interactions Black Sea regions with Thessaloniki.
