DISCODURATERAE (Ilian Boyanov – ilianboyanov@nbu.bg) Emporium Discoduraterae was founded by Augusta Traiana, probably between AD 175 and 180, according to the inscriptions discovered. Until the middle of the 3rd century AD, Discoduraterae administratively belonged to the territory of Augusta Traiana in the Province of Thracia, while after the reign of Philip I it was transferred to the Province of Moesia Inferior. The latest inscription mentioning Discoduraterae was from the reign of Aurelian, dated to AD 270. The site was excavated in 1907, 1922 and 1958 – 1961. In 2011, the excavations were carried out at the western corner tower. Four construction periods were documented in the stratigraphy, dated by coins and other finds. The earliest period is represented by a layer with traces from fire, containing a burned coin of Gordian III and a burned fibula of the middle of the 3rd century AD. The fire was related to the invasion of the Goths in AD 250/251. The next period was dated by coins of the second half of the 3rd – first quarter of the 4th centuries AD, an intaglio showing an imperial couple of the 3rd century AD and sherds from terra sigillata. During the same period, the peristyle house, one of the guard-rooms and the fortification wall were built, judging from an inscription from the reign of Philip I incorporated in the fortification gate. The third period was dated by coins of Constantine the Great and his successors until the last quarter of the 4th century AD. The latest period dated to the end of the 4th – first half of the 5th century AD. Coins of Theodosius I, Arcadius and Honorius were found in the relevant stratum. A yard paved with slabs was documented in Trenches D 6 – 7. Iron slag, two terracotta melting pots and fragments from glass vessels were found. A Christian burial of a girl, 7 – 8 years old, dated to the 4th – first half of the 5th century AD, was explored. The finds from the excavations included 44 bronze coins, including a silvered antonianus of Probus, and sherds of the 2nd – 4th centuries AD.