San Vitale in Ravenna and Octogonal Churches in Late Antiquity
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…centuries. Bakirtzis, “ Pilgrims’ Xenodocheion,” 370, identifying the coins as nummi minimi, which were the smallest bronze coins. 65 On coins as religious offerings in the Greek and Roman world see Gorini,…
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…its north. Dating of Octagon A is based on the finding of coins, with a terminus post quem for its construction provided by the finding of a coin of Gratian (375–383) found between the foundation of the…
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…Mentzos originally did not mention the small column next to the offering bowl in and around which the coins were found. In a second article, he notes its find location but does not connect it with the act of…
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…found in the apse, confirming the identification of the building as a church or chapel. Finds of coins, glass and ceramics demonstrate that it was built during the fifth century and remained in use until…
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…the threshold of the south door. Some new floor mosaics were installed in parts of the buildings.8 Coins with Arabic inscriptions dated to 715–730 were found in the substratum. Most of the walls do not survive…