2022, vol. 10, no. 3. Khramchenkova R.Kh., Mukhametshin D.G., Sitdikov A.G., Fedan P.V.

2022, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 584-600

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2022-10-3.584-600
EDN: https://elibrary.ru/BMKESX

   COPPER COINS FROM THE BOLGAR SETTLEMENT
AS A HISTORICAL SOURCE

R.Kh. Khramchenkova 1,2, D.G. Mukhametshin 1,3,
A.G. Sitdikov 1,4, P.V. Fedan 1,5
1 A.Kh. Khalikov Institute of Archeology of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
Kazan, Russian Federation
2 rkhramch@gmail.com , 3 djamil78@list.ru ,
4 sitdikov_a@mail.ru , 5 pavel.fedan@mail.ru

Abstract: Research objectives: The present work is devoted to the study of the temporal features of the collection of copper coins found at the Bolgar settlement.
Research materials: 88 coins of various rulers and minted households of the wide time span of the XI–XV centuries were used for a comparative analysis. The chemical composition of the metal was taken as the main determining element.
Results and novelty of the research: According to this research, ten groups with characteristic elemental ratios were identified. Interdisciplinary research, including historical-numismatic and chemical analysis, allows one to make a number of assumptions and conclusions regarding the copper raw materials which served as material for minting coins, as well as regarding the monetary policy of the state of the Golden Horde. The presented scientific research is pioneering in this area since a study of the chemical composition of the coins circulating in the Volga region has heretofore not been carried out.

Keywords: archaeological copper coins, Bolgar site, XI–XV centuries, temporary groups

For citation: Khramchenkova R.Kh., Mukhametshin D.G., Sitdikov A.G., Fedan P.V. Copper coins from the Bolgar settlement as a historical source. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2022, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 584–600.  DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2022-10-3.584-600 (In Russian)

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About the authors: Rezida K. Khramchenkova – Cand. Sci. (Physics and Mathema­tics), Senior Research Fellow, A.Kh. Khalikov Institute of Archeology of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (30, Butlerov Str., Kazan 420012, Russian Federation). E-mail: rkhramch@gmail.com

Jamil G. Mukhametshin – Cand. Sci. (History), Senior Research Fellow, A.Kh. Khalikov Institute of Archeology of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (30, Butlerov Str., Kazan 420012, Russian Federation) E-mail: djamil78@list.ru

Ayrat G. Sitdikov – Dr. Sci. (History), Head of a separate structural unit – A.Kh. Khalikov Institute of Archeology of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (30, Butlerov Str., Kazan 420012, Russian Federation). E-mail: sitdikov_a@mail.ru

Pavel V. Fedan – Research Fellow, Museum of Archeology, A.Kh. Khalikov Institute of Archeology of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (30, Butlerov Str., Kazan 420012, Russian Federation). Email: pavel.fedan@mail.ru

Received  May 17, 2022  Accepted for publication August 31, 2022
Published Online September 29, 2022