The Roman imperial hoard from Gruia, Romania (former Roman province of
Dacia) is among the largest ever discovered in this part of the Roman
Empire. 1,509 silver coins dated from Vespasian to Gordian III were
accidentally discovered while digging in a private garden. Wealthy or
not in a Time of Turmoil? The Roman Imperial hoard from Gruia in Roman
Dacia (Romania) presents a catalogue of each of these coins, photos
included, with their complete descriptions. A comparative analysis with
other similar hoards throughout the Roman Empire reveals general and
specific patterns for hoarding in this period. At the same time, looking
at the prices and salaries around the time the hoard was buried, the
authors aim to establish whether such an amount of silver coins could
have represented someone's entire wealth. In addition, analysing the
distribution of hoards in the provinces from the Middle and Lower Danube
and the history of this area, some possible reasons for concealing and
not recovering this hoard are discussed. One excited aspect emphasised
in this book is the presentation of so the called 'weird' coins meaning
those pieces that have been minted with various errors, by mistake or
deliberately, such as engraving errors, coin-die malfunction, plated
coins etc.