Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 hoard of 7 argent coins minted inward the Principality of Achaea, besides known equally Morea, a 13th century successor nation of Byzantium founded past times the Crusaders from the Fourth Crusade, has been discovered past times archaeologists inward the Rusocastro Fortress inward Southeast Bulgaria.
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| The tornese argent coins from the Principality of Achaea found inward Bulgaria’s Rusocastro Fortress line a cross as well as a tower of a Catholic cathedral [Credit: Burgas Regional Museum of History] |
The Rusocastro Fortress
The Rusocastro Fortress is best known for the Battle of Rusocastro inward 1332 AD. It was the concluding big armed services victory of the medieval Bulgarian Empire earlier it was conquered past times the invading Ottoman Turks at the destination of the 14th century. In it, Tsar Ivan Alexander (r. 1331–1371) of the Second Bulgarian Empire defeated Byzantine Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos (r. 1328–1341 AD).
The 7 newly discovered argent coins from the Rusocastro Fortress were minted inward the Principality of Achaea, besides known equally the Principality of Morea, the Burgas Museum of History has announced, adding that the argent coins inward inquiry are known equally tornese (or tornesel), colloqually known equally groschen.
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| A full of 7 argent tornese coins from the 13th century Principality of Achaea (Morea) have been found in the Rusocastro Fortress inward Southeast Republic of Bulgaria [Credit: Burgas Regional Museum of History] |
The Principality of Achaea/Morea was established on the Peloponnese Peninsula inward Southern Hellenic Republic inward 1205, afterward inward 1204 the Crusader knights from the fourth Crusade captured as well as plundered Byzantium’s working capital missive of the alphabet Constantinople.
They replaced the Byzantine Empire alongside what became known equally the Latin Empire (of Constantinople) (1204–1261) on job of the Byzantine territories, alongside the Kingdom of Thessalonica (Thessaloniki), the Duchy of Athens (silver coins from the Duchy of Athens were found inward Rusocastro inward 2017), as well as the Principality of Achaea (Morea) becoming its Western European-type vassal states.
The one-time Byzantine territories, which were non conquered past times the Crusaders, gave nascency to 3 Byzantine successor states – the Despotate of Epirus, the Empire of Trebizund, as well as the Empire of Nicaea, which the tertiary 1 eventually managing to restore the Byzantine Empire inward 1261 past times reconquering Constantinople.
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| The Latin Empire alongside its vassals as well as the Greek successor states afterward the sectionalization of the Byzantine Empire, c. 1204; borders are guess [Credit: WikiCommons] |
The Principality of Achaea (Morea) itself was established inward 1205 past times French knights from the fourth Crusade William I of Champlitte as well as Geoffrey I of Villehardouin who develop out to conquer the Peloponnese Peninsula inward today’s Southern Hellenic Republic on behalf of Boniface I of Montferrat, the King of the Kingdom of Thessalonica (Thessaloniki).
The 7 tornese argent coins from the Principality of Achaea discovered inward the Rusocastro Fortress inward Southeast Republic of Bulgaria were discovered together. Each of them weighs well-nigh 0.9 grams. Their obverse features a cross alongside iv equal arms, as well as their contrary depicts a tower of a Catholic cathedral, the Burgas Museum explains.
“The treasure [the tornese argent money hoard from the Rusocastro Fortress] was discovered during the excavations of a palace-type monumental edifice which is xx meters (appr. sixty feet) long as well as 8 meters (appr. 24 feet) wide, inward which 3 massive rock columns were erected to back upwards arches equally good equally a minute floor,” the Museum reveals.
Author: Ivan Dikov | Source: Archaeology inward Republic of Bulgaria [August 06, 2018]
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