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MONETARY HISTORY OF KIEV IN THE PRE-MONGOL PERIOD 423Kropotkin, Klady vizantiiskikh, p. 32, no. 177; Tolochko, Drevnii Kiev, p. 164,no. 7.20. Kiev. 1908. During archaeological excavations of grave 122 at the DesiatynnaChurch, a gilded silver "barbarian" imitation of a solidus of Basil I and Constantine(869-879) or Basil II and Constantine VIII (976-1025) was found.The coin had a tab.Kropotkin, Klady vizantiiskikh, p. 32, no. 178.21. Kiev. 1908-1914. During archaeological excavations at the site of the DesiatynnaChurch, several anonymous Byzantine copper coins of thetenth-eleventh centuries were found.Kropotkin, Klady vizantiiskikh, p. 32, no. 179.22. Kiev. 1920s. A miliaresion of John Tzimisces (969-976) was found on the leftbank of the Dnieper.Kropotkin, "Novye nakhodki vizantiiskikh," p. 174, no. 44 (519).23. Kiev. 1937. During archaeological excavations at the St. Michael Golden-Domed Monastery, a copper coin of Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) wasfound in dwelling 3.Kropotkin, Klady vizantiiskikh, p. 33, no. 180; Tolochko, Drevnii Kiev, p. 164,no. 20, lists two Byzantine coins from the 1934-1938 excavations.24. Kiev. 1939. An unspecified number of copper coins were found at theLuk'ianivka. They included: Constantine VII (913-959); the period fromJohn Tzimisces to Romanus III (969-1034); Theodora (1055-1056); Isaac IComnenus (1057-1059); a worn coin of either Constantine X Ducas(1059-1067) or Michael VII Ducas (1071 - 1078). The majority of these coinswere evidently anonymous.Kropotkin, "Novye nakhodki vizantiiskikh," p. 174, no. 45 (520).25. Kiev. 1949. During archaeological excavations at the St. Michael Golden-Domed Monastery, a copper Byzantine coin of the eighth century was found.Kropotkin, Klady vizantiiskikh, p. 33, no. 181; Tolochko, Drevnii Kiev, p. 164,no. 18.26. Kiev. 1950. During archaeological excavations near the corner of Volos'kaStreet and Heroiv Trypillia Street in the Podil, a copper coin of Alexius I Comnenus(1081 -1118) was found.Kropotkin, Klady vizantiiskikh, p. 33, no. 182.27. Kiev. 1955. During archaeological excavations at 7-9 Volodymyrs'ka Street, acopper coin of Leo VI (886-912) was found.Kropotkin, Klady vizantiiskikh, p. 33, no. 183; Tolochko, Drevnii Kiev, p. 164,no. 12.28. Kiev. 1959 (?). During the digging of a ditch in the Mykil'ska sloboda, on theleft bank of the Dnieper, a solidus of Romanus I and Christopher (919-944)was found, probably in a burial mound.Kropotkin, Klady vizantiiskikh, p. 33, no. 187.