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The dataset comprises photographic, graphic, and cartographic documentation associated with the study of a pendant made from a solidus of Constantine I, discovered in the vicinity of Jakuszowice (Kazimierza Wielka County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland). The materials record the findspot and archaeological context of the object, its morphology and construction, as well as comparative evidence relevant to its interpretation. A distribution map additionally places the find within the wider pattern of Constantinian gold coin and medallion discoveries in Central and Eastern Barbaricum. Taken together, the files provide the visual evidence underlying the technological, numismatic, and contextual analysis of the artefact.

File 1 (fig. 1) shows the location of the area investigated by archaeological surface prospection in which the object was discovered. It provides the spatial context of the find and identifies the zone covered by the field survey.

File 2 (fig. 2) documents the pendant made from a solidus of Constantine I from Jakuszowice. The figure combines photographs and drawings of the artefact, providing complementary records of its overall appearance, iconographic details, form, and state of preservation.

File 3 (fig. 3) provides additional photographic and drawn documentation of the same pendant from Jakuszowice. These images offer further views of the object and facilitate a closer examination of its numismatic and morphological characteristics.

File 4 (fig. 4) presents detailed close-up photographs of selected structural components of the Jakuszowice pendant. The enlarged views document features associated with the construction and modification of the original coin and are particularly relevant to the technological interpretation of the object as a piece of jewellery.

File 5 (fig. 5) shows another pendant made from a solidus of Constantine I, reportedly found in the vicinity of Warsaw in the Masovian Voivodeship. Although reproduced without scale and of unknown authorship, the specimen constitutes useful comparative evidence for the transformation of Constantinian solidi into pendants in the territories beyond the Roman Empire.

File 6 (map 1) presents the distribution of recorded finds of solidi and Roman gold medallions dating to the Constantinian dynasty across Central and Eastern Barbaricum, including present-day Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Serbia, Hungary, Romania, Belarus, and Ukraine. The map distinguishes the Jakuszowice find from other single solidus finds, approximately located discoveries, hoards containing solidi, and finds of Roman gold medallions. It therefore situates the Jakuszowice pendant within the broader geographical pattern of the circulation, deposition, and reuse of Constantinian gold beyond the Roman frontiers.

Together, the dataset documents the archaeological and technological characteristics of the Jakuszowice pendant and provides comparative and spatial evidence for assessing its wider significance. The materials contribute to research on the circulation of Constantinian gold coinage in the Barbaricum, the secondary use of Roman solidi as personal ornaments, and the incorporation of Roman precious-metal objects into local practices of display and adornment.