The Coin hoards from Viminacium’s southern necroplises – viaticum or an indication of the deceased’s social status?

Abstract

Recorded in graves at Viminacium’s southern necropolises were 15 mini-hoards (from 7 to 13 pcs.) and six hoards (from 22 to 88 pcs.). Among the mini-hoards, six ended with specimens minted in the 3rd century, four ended with coins from the 4th century, two with coins from the first half of the 5th century, while three of them ended with coins minted at the end of the 4th or at the beginning of the 5th century. These mini-hoards mainly contain imperial bronze coins, but there was also smaller number of imperial silver coins and finds of provincial coinage. One of them consists exclusively of solidi ranging from Honorius to Theodosius II. Among the six hoards, one ended with specimens minted in the 3rd century, two ended with coins of Constantius II and the other three with specimens of Valens and Gratian.