The new findings of the Prague Money XIII-XV century on the territory of Podillya

Abstract

The purpose of the proposed study is the analysis and introduction to scientific use the new numismatic material, found in Vinnytsia and Khmelnytsky regions in the second half of the XX-XXI century. The new discoveries of silver coins of the Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, the Livonian Order of the fourteenth century, Teutonic Knights XV, Moldova, the Koriatovich Podolsky Duchy at late fourteenth century and Western and long-term accumulation of coin hoards clearly illustrate the main denominations of Podillya money economy of XIII-XV century., the sources of money for their markets. The treasures and finds of some Prague money in Sataniv, Smotrych, Bar, the surrounding villages of Ivanivzi, Luka Barska, Rozhepy (the distance between them is about 5-7 km.) show that over this area was held one of the Podilsk trade routes in XIV-XVcentury., the density of population in this region, the developing of trade and significant using the Prague penny and its fractions by the Podillya population