COLONNE 1966

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Location

City

Colonne

County

Jura

Region

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

46.884 / 5.575 / 228.11 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

12782

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Hoard name

COLONNE 1966

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1966

Total number of coins

1726

Summary

1,726 coins found in a bronze vessel: 3 denarii, 1,723 antoniniani (radiates): Philip I - Diocletian/Maximian I (AD 293-294); weight: 5,650 kilos.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Musée d'Archéologie de Jura, Lons-le-Saunier, France
Finder(s)

Roger Vallet
Comment

Found in the same field, 1 m from COLONNE 1. In fact one hoard. Known as the double hoard of Colonne (Estiot 1998). Today, the double hoard is kept in Musée d'Archéologie de Jura, Lons-le-Saunier, France.
Closing reign (earliest)

Diocletian (RIC V)
Terminal year (earliest)

293
Closing reign (latest)

Diocletian (RIC V)
Terminal year (latest)

294
Opening year (earliest)

246
Opening year (latest)

247
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Copper alloy vessel.

Potbellied vessel, type 11 (Gorecki 1991, p. 220, no. 28).

References

Reference

Estiot, S. - 1998 - Le double trésor de Colonne (Jura), terminus 298 A.D.

Ref

107-180

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

COLONNE 1966

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Copper alloy vessel.

Potbellied vessel, type 11 (Gorecki 1991, p. 220, no. 28).

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

COLONNE 1966

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Copper alloy vessel.

Potbellied vessel, type 11 (Gorecki 1991, p. 220, no. 28).

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire