MELUN 1996

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Location

City

Melun

County

Seine-et-Marne

Region

Île-de-France

Country

France

Ancient place

Metlosedum

Lat/Long/Alt

48.539 / 2.659 / 50.17 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

12811

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/12811

Hoard name

MELUN 1996

Data type

Group of single finds

Date of discovery (from)

1996

Total number of coins

Summary

21 silver coins: 8 republican denarii, 5 republican quinarii, 5 imperial denarii, 3 imperial quinarii: Republic - Tiberius (AD 14-37). Found together with 20 lead monetary blank flans.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Built over
Comment

During rescue excavations for the building of a concerted development zone.
Closing reign (earliest)

Tiberius
Terminal year (earliest)

14
Closing reign (latest)

Tiberius
Terminal year (latest)

37
Opening year (earliest)

-89
Opening year (latest)

87
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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Date of excavation (from)

1996
Site comment

Structure 256
Recovery method

Excavation
Site class

Uncertain

Objects belonging to this hoard

Lead blank monetary flans
Size of denarius but slightly heavier (average weight 4.50 g). Diameter 16-18 mm

References

Reference

Foucray, B. - 2001 - Un dépôt monétaire datable du règne de Claude (?) découvert sur le site de la cité judiciaire de Melun (Seine-et-Marne), 1996

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165-173

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

MELUN 1996

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Lead blank monetary flans
Size of denarius but slightly heavier (average weight 4.50 g). Diameter 16-18 mm

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

MELUN 1996

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Lead blank monetary flans Size of denarius but slightly heavier (average weight 4.50 g). Diameter 16-18 mm

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Lead blank monetary flans
Size of denarius but slightly heavier (average weight 4.50 g). Diameter 16-18 mm