Coins from excavations of the Krasnaya Batareya settlement 2, 3: new data on the area of finds of roman denarii and North Caucasian imitations in the Kuban region

This publication introduces into scientific discourse new coin finds from the Kuban region discovered during excavations of Krasnaya Batareya 2 and 3 in 2015. The complex includes a hillfort and an unfortified settlement located at Krasnaya Batareya, which is a farmstead in the Krymskiy district of the Krasnodar region. The site is among the most widely-known ones and is often mentioned in archaeological literature. In 2015 the excavations led by N. F. Shevchenko were carried out at Krasnaya Batareya 2 and 3. The occupation layer, though not very thick and not stratified, contains a lot of Roman materials. The 2015 excavations yielded 8 coins: Roman denarii and their imitations as well as coins minted in the Bosporan Kingdom (Fig. 1: 1-8). The coins date to the first half of the 3rd century BC - first half of the 4th century AD and are a valuable source for exploring history of Roman - Bosporan relations. They also shed light on money circulation in the Bosporan Kingdom during the period of the Roman Empire.