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grbs-12301	Metcalf, Michael	A Shipwreck on the Dalmatian Coast and Some Gold Coins of Romanus III Argyrus	1960	6	.pdf	application/pdf	2664	111	63	The dis­ tribution of coin finds of Romanus III, taken together with the find spots of other Byzantine hoards, shows how closely the trade and monetary affairs of Dalmatia were confined to the little com­ munities of the seaboard and to the islands, and offers a reminder that it was not until the late middle ages that there were many commercial contacts with the hinterland.18 It is characteristic of the extent of Byzantine Dalmatia that when the inhabitants of Salona abandoned their city and fled to the safety afforded by the 16The best account of the hoard is in Comptes rendus de l'academie des inscriptions d belles lettres, 4th Series, 25 (1897) 303f, but it awaits proper publication. Copyright (c) 2003 ProQuest Information and Learning Company Copyright (c) Duke liniversity, Department of Classical Studies 1960J GOLD COINS OF ROMANUS III ARGYRUS 103 was caught in a storm and was wrecked on the Illyrian coast.	cache/grbs-12301.pdf	txt/grbs-12301.txt