VRON 1979 1

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Location

City

Vron

County

Somme

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

50.284 / 1.744 / 34.3 view

Location details

Centred on field

Information

12516

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/12516

Hoard name

VRON 1979 1

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Aug 1979

Total number of coins

Summary

77 bronze coins: 1 sestertius, 76 nummi, 2nd century AD, House of Constantine I, House of Valentinianus I (AD 367-375). The hoard was found in a leather purse together with three bronze rings. The purse was discovered between the legs of a Skeleton in a grave beside a knife. Seven more coins were found in the same grave displaey near the left leg (see VRON 1).

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Archaeological site
Comment

The necropolis of Vron is located near the shore of the Channel, 26 km north of Abbeville, former capital of Ponthieu. Discovered in 1765 during the works of the royal road from Paris to Calais - today D 1001 - this important necropolis was later the subject of sporadic excavations and was targeted by the exploitation of the marl. Systematic excavations were undertaken in 1969, and continued since each summer. They have brought to light Merovingian tombs of the 6th and 7th centuries, a few burials of the end of the 5th century and the beginning the 6th containing Saxon artefacts. A burial area with funeral furniture of the 5th century extended to the North-West. Another group of graves dated in the 4th century are under research at the moment.
Closing reign (earliest)

House of Valentinian
Terminal year (earliest)

367
Closing reign (latest)

House of Valentinian
Terminal year (latest)

375
Opening year (earliest)

1
Opening year (latest)

200
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Excellent
Findspot rating

Good

Date of excavation (from)

1979
Date of excavation (to)

1979
Site comment

Grave 199A The pit contained the body of a tall young adult lying supine. The leather purse was found between legs next to a knife. Part of the funeral offerings.
Associated features

Seven coins displayed near the legs (see VRON 1), and one knife.
Recovery method

Excavation
Site class

Rural

Context

Cemetery

Depositional context

Grave

Period

Roman
End period

Early Medieval

Containers belonging to this hoard

Leather purse

Contained artefacts (see Objects).

Objects belonging to this hoard

Ring
Two bronze rings, simple shape

Ring
Bronze ring. The kitten adorned with a Pearl.

References

Reference

Delmaire, R. and Seillier, C. - 1981 - Trésor de monnaies romaines d'époque valentinienne dans une tombe à Vron (Somme)

Ref

77-85

Uploaded by C. Gazdac (Apr. 2018).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

VRON 1979 1

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Leather purse

Contained artefacts (see Objects).

Objects belonging to this hoard

Ring
Two bronze rings, simple shape

Ring
Bronze ring. The kitten adorned with a Pearl.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

VRON 1979 1

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Leather purse

Contained artefacts (see Objects).

Objects belonging to this hoard

Ring Two bronze rings, simple shape

Ring Bronze ring. The kitten adorned with a Pearl.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Ring
Two bronze rings, simple shape

Ring
Bronze ring. The kitten adorned with a Pearl.