Dear Readers, It is with great pleasure that we present volume XV of Notae Numismaticae –Zapiski Numizmatyczne to you. In accordance with the principles that we have adopted, our texts are published in the conference languages with English and Polish abstracts. The whole of the present volume can be found as PDF’s on the website of the National Museum in Krakow (https://mnk.pl/notae-numismaticaezapiski- numizmatyczne-1), as are previously published volumes of the journal. The website also contains general information about the journal as well as information for prospective authors and reviewers. The Editors

A collection of articles, prepared on the basis of the materials of the 5th international numismatic conference “The Viking Era in Eastern Europe and Numismatic Objects of the 8th–11th Centuries” is submitted to the attention of readers. The book is de­dicated to the memory of the famous archaeologist, prof. Anatoly Kirpichnikov. In the published works the problems of medieval numismatics, sphragistics, archaeology are touched upon. New historical sources are introduced into ­scientific circulation: coins and coin hoards, seals, jewellery and metalwork; attribution and classification for a number of monuments of material culture are proposed, some aspects of monetary circulation of medieval Europe and Russia are considered. Summarizing catalogues on certain areas of research are presented. Some issues that are important for the understanding of medieval money circulation in general have been analysed.

Readers are invited to a collection of articles prepared for the 6th International Numismatic Conference “The Viking Era in Eastern Europe and Numismatic Objects of the 8th – 11th Centuries.” The book is dedicated to the memory of the numismatistmedievalist O.V. Trost’yanskiy. In the presented works, much attention is paid to the detailed publication of hoards. New coins are introduced into scientific circulation, some of which can be called numismatic discoveries. A number of problems important for understanding medieval monetary circulation in general are considered. The book is addressed to numismatists, historians, archaeologists, museum workers.

Review WILHELM MÜSELER, Lykische Münzen in europäischen Privatsammlungen, (Gephyra Monographien 4), Istanbul 2016, 207 pages, 29 plates; ISBN 978-605-396-421-6, Notae Numismaticae-Zapiski Numizmatyczne XIV, 2019, 327-334