Findings of Oriental Coins at the Middle Stream of the Trubezh River (Volchkov - Pristromy - Borshchev)
The given research presents ascription and analysis of the monetary findings from the second half of the 14 th century on the territory of the Pereyaslav-Khmelnitskiy principality. Among the studied subjects there are coins of the Golden Horde (6 specimens), local imitations (13 specimens), and monetary issues of the Kiev principality (regular imitations - 7 specimens, denarius of Vladimir Oldegordovich - 2 specimens). Findings of these coins are recorded in the middle course of the river Trubezh (a left tributary of the river Dnieper in the area of Pereyaslav-Khmelnitskiy town) in a compact region between the villages of Borshchev, Pristromy, and Volchkov. The coins have been collected by local ethnographers over the years along the sandy dunes of the left bank and tilled fields of the right bank on a distance around 15 kilometers. Findings indicate money circulation in the outskirts of trade routes in the Middle Dnieper region in the second half of the 14 th century. The earliest coin is dated by 745 AH / 1393 AD, the latest coins is dated by 796 AH / 1393 AD. In the second half of the 14 th century, the main trading route of this region ran along the south-northern axis alongside the rivers South Bug - Sinyukha - Tyasmin - Sula and further, to the territory of Bryansk principality. Using the analysis of these findings, the author makes a conclusion about the existence of mass falsification of coins, which were popular in money circulation in the distant regions along the main trade routes on the border area between the lands of Golden Horde and principalities, which were controlled by the Great Duchy of Lithuania. The trade route that lied to along the river route Tyasmin - Sula, with an offshoot until the middle course of the river Trubezh, is dated by 1350-1400. The ending of living activity and money circulation in this region could be related to campaign of Timur-Kutlug and Edigey against Toktamysh and Vitovt (the battle on the river Vorskla in the year 1399). The work presents photographs and metrological data of the found coins.