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MONETARY HISTORY OF KIEV IN THE PRE-MONGOL PERIOD 427APPENDIX C: Finds of West European Coinsfrom Kiev and Surrounding Areas1. Kiev. 1835. A German coin of Henry III (1039-1056) was found along Kozyne-Boloto Street in what is now the area of the Square of the October Revolution.Potin, "Topografiia," p. 181, no. 373; Tolochko, Drevnii Kiev, p. 165, no. 1,where the coin is dated to 1080.2. Kiev. Before 1895. Two hoards "with German coins dating to the reign of HenryII (1002-1024)" were found.Potin, "Topografiia," p. 181, nos. 374-75; Novoe v arkheologii, pp. 420-22,where it is argued that the first hoard resulted from a confusion with the 1835find and that the second hoard did not exist.3. Kiev. 1936-1939. A gilded Venetian coin of Doge Dandolo (1192-1205) wasfound during the excavation of a grave in the ruins of the Desiatynna Church.A Venetian grosso or groat of Doge Petro Ziani (1205-1229) was found bychance on Starokyivs'ka Hill.Novoe v arkheologii, pp. 358, 422; Potin, "Topografiia," p. 181, no. 376;Tolochko, Drevnii Kiev, p. 165, no. 2.4. Kiev. 1940. Two deniers of the late tenth-eleventh centuries were found in theexcavations at the St. Michael Golden-Domed Monastery: 1 English, AethelredII (978-1016) and 1 German, Otto and Adelheid (991 -1040).Novoe v arkheologii, p. 415.5. Kiev. 1978. Four deniers from the first half of the eleventh century were foundduring archaeological excavations at 36-38 Reitars'ka Street: 2 English, CnutI, pointed helmet type (1017-1022), from different mints; 1 English, indeterminable,perhaps Edward the Confessor (1042-1066); 1 poorly preserved,perhaps German, Henry II (1014-1024).Borovs'kyi and Sahaidak, "Arkheologicheskie issledovaniia verkhnegoKieva," p. 42; Novoe v arkheologii, pp. 419-20; Tolochko, Drevnii Kiev, p.165, no. 3.6. Cherkasy. Before 1900. A hoard of deniers was found around Cherkasy. Only 21vendki of the eleventh century are known from this hoard.Potin, "Topografiia," p. 181, no. 379.7. Oster county. Chernihiv gubernia. Before 1917. A hoard of West European coinsof the tenth-eleventh centuries was found. No further details are available.Potin, "Topografiia," p. 181, no. 377.8. Vyshhorod. Kiev oblast'. 1930s. During archaeological excavations, two denierswere found: 1 English, Aethelred II (978-1016); 1 German, Otto andAdelheid (991-1040).Potin, "Topografiia," p. 181, no. 372.9. Vyshhorod. Kiev oblast'. 1980. An English denier of Aethelred II (976-1016)was found during archaeological excavations.Novoe v arkheologii, p. 424.