A Hoard of Alexius I Comnenus Nomismata from the State Historical Museum of the Southern Urals
Journal: PROPONTICA
Year: 2025

This article examines a hoard of pre-reform debased nomismata of Alexius I Comnenus from the collection of the Russian archaeologist, Nikolay Kirillovich Minko (1880–after 1920), which was acquired by the State Historical Museum of the Southern Urals (Chelyabinsk, Russia) in 1923. Minko purchased this hoard of uncertain origin during his archaeological excavations in the region of Sevastopol in 1909–1911. The hoard contains 4 histamena and 13 tetartera, all from the pre-reform period (April 1081