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Roman and Byzantine coins from Veštar.

The Bay of Veštar is the site of Roman settlement called Vistrum. It is located south of the present town of Rovinj on the Adriatic sea in Croatia. Almost no archeological excavations have been undertaken in Vistrum so far, but it is presumed that a larger villa rustica was built there in about 2. century A.D. In the later Roman age it seems Vistrum developed in a smal Roman civil settlement. In early Byzantine times the site was still occupied, probably on same or a larger scale than previously. It can also be presumed that Vistrum was abandoned after the 6. century A.D. The Roman population probably left forthe island of Rubinium (?) wich is the present day city of Rovinj, to seek refuge from the early Croatian or Slavic population. Altough it is known that stones from Vistrum buildings were taken to Rovinj to be reused, a sunk Roman pier is still visible, and many Roman walls on the south part of the bay. The only archeological work that has been done in Vistrum is a recent excavation of one group grave. The grave was used for a lenghty period, from 2. to 4. century A.D., with at least 5 burials. This article also discusses some problems concerning archeological data concerning Vistrum. With lack of any new investigation, we are forced to use 19th century historians' notes wich can be confusing. It is known that Vistrum has yielded many numismatic finds, but unfortunatelly archaeologists do not know their whereabouts. Coins in various local musemus usually have no findspot noted, because they were presented by citizens who did not know where the coins came from. We present a smaller group of coins found recently by the author in bay itself. It seems to confirm what we know of the site. They date from 3. to 6. century A.D., but most of them can be dated in the second half of 4th century. The majority of the coins are in poor condition due to corrosion with salt water.

coins; Rome; Byzance; Veštar; Istria; Croatia

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Rimski i bizantski novac iz Veštra. Summary: Roman and Byzantine coins from Veštar.

The Bay of Veštar is the site of Roman settlement called Vistrum. It is located south of the present town of Rovinj on the Adriatic sea in Croatia. Almost no archeological excavations have been undertaken in Vistrum so far, but it is presumed that a larger villa rustica was built there in about 2. century A.D. In the later Roman age it seems Vistrum developed in a smal Roman civil settlement. In early Byzantine times the site was still occupied, probably on same or a larger scale than previously. It can also be presumed that Vistrum was abandoned after the 6. century A.D. The Roman population probably left forthe island of Rubinium (?) wich is the present day city of Rovinj, to seek refuge from the early Croatian or Slavic population. Altough it is known that stones from Vistrum buildings were taken to Rovinj to be reused, a sunk Roman pier is still visible, and many Roman walls on the south part of the bay. The only archeological work that has been done in Vistrum is a recent excavation of one group grave. The grave was used for a lenghty period, from 2. to 4. century A.D., with at least 5 burials. This article also discusses some problems concerning archeological data concerning Vistrum. With lack of any new investigation, we are forced to use 19th century historians' notes wich can be confusing. It is known that Vistrum has yielded many numismatic finds, but unfortunatelly archaeologists do not know their whereabouts. Coins in various local musemus usually have no findspot noted, because they were presented by citizens who did not know where the coins came from. We present a smaller group of coins found recently by the author in bay itself. It seems to confirm what we know of the site. They date from 3. to 6. century A.D., but most of them can be dated in the second half of 4th century. The majority of the coins are in poor condition due to corrosion with salt water.

novac; Rim; Bizant; Veštar; Istra; Hrvatska

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