PERGE 1966

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Location

City

Aksu

County

Antalya

Region

Mediterranean

Country

Turkey

Lat/Long/Alt

36.897 / 30.713 / 53.04 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

The precise findspot is unknown, but the purchaser (Mossop) of the group traveled widely throughout Southern Turkey. The nature of the composition suggests a site in Pamphylia, probably situated near to the ancient city of Perge. Original tickets says "Perge hoard, Dec. 66".

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12829

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Hoard name

PERGE 1966

Alternative names

Pamphylia

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Dec 1966

Total number of coins

Summary

A hoard of 71 Pamphylian bronze coins, mostly from Perge (64) and a few other cities, as well as one coin from Selge in Pisidia that ranges in date from Caracalla to Aurelian. These coins were purchased by John Mossop, which the ticket 'Perge hoard, Dec. 66'. It is unclear whether 'Perge' refers to the find spot, or to the fact that most coins came from that city.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Comment

The circumstances of the find are unknown, but all the specimens share a dusty green-brown patina, and so all must have originated from the same find.
Closing reign (earliest)

Aurelian
Terminal year (earliest)

270
Closing reign (latest)

Aurelian
Terminal year (latest)

275
Opening year (earliest)

198
Opening year (latest)

217
Coin-level data

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Uncertain

Context

Uncertain

References

Reference

Watson, G. - 2014 - A Hoard of Roman Provincial Bronze from Pamphylia

Ref

308-316

Reference

RPC VII.2

Ref

p. 399

R. Bennett (June 2018). Updated by M. Spoerri (April 2024 / July 2024). Updated by C. Gazdac (Sep. 2024).

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