BAKALETS O. A. The new treasures’ finds of Western European coins first third of XVII-th century in Bar and Lityn districts of Vinnytsya region.

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     The author attempts to analyze two new treasures of silver coins European countries during the first third of the seventeenth century. Discovered by local villagers Kosharynets and Horbivtsi of Bar and Lityn districts of Vinnytsia region that in the study period were part of Bar starostwo Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Treasure material clearly illustrates the full range of money market of Eastern Podillya in the beginning of a new era. At this time in Europe dominated monetary crisis associated with changes in the value of silver on gold. The most dynamic period in the coinage of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, of which 1569's skirts, was the rule of Sigismund III Vases, of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1587 – 1632) and Sweden (1592 – 1599). This is clearly evidenced by finds of coin hoards uncovered in Ukraine and Podillya. At this time in Europe dominated monetary crisis associated with changes in the value of silver on gold (in others. Pol. Sixteenth century. Ducat gold weight of 3.44 grams of silver thaler was equal to the weight of about 28 - 30 g in the beginning. XVII. There are two ducat equaled Thaler) and the Thirty Years War (1618 – 1648). Ducat cost increased from 52 to 120 bilonnyh groschen and thaler respectively from 32 to 60 grosh.

     To the problems of money circulation, counting coins and treasures in the XVII century, discovered on the territory of Podillia timed works of Ukrainian numismatists Y. Sitsinsky, B. Hudelman, M. Kotlyar, I. Skomorovych, S. Reverchuk, J. Malik, N. Strizhakov. Analyzed in the article Kosharynetskyy and Horbyvskyy treasures found in 2013 and 2015 in Vinnytsia region indicate that in the first third of the seventeenth century near the crown Polish, Gdansk and Prussian ortamy, shostak, pivtorak are present 5 thalers and 2 florins. Treasures illustrate the range of fixed money denominations of Podilski money market of the first half of the seventeenth century, as part of the Commonwealth.

       New discoveries of silver coins of the Western European states at late Middle age clearly illustrate the main denominations of Podillya money economy of XVII centuries, the sources of money for their markets. The treasures and finds of some villagers Kosharynets and Horbivtsi clearly ilustated the density of population in this region, the developing of trade and significant using the different coins and its fractions by the Podillya population.

Keywords: circulation of money, thaler, florin, ort, shostak, poltorak, draypelker, money, solid, denarius.