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BOURG-BLANC 1962, 1980

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Location

City

Bourg-Blanc

County

Finistère

Region

Bretagne

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

48.5 / -4.507 / 59.86 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

ID

12980

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/12980

Hoard name

BOURG-BLANC 1962, 1980

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1962

(to)

1980

Total number of coins

980

Summary

980 antoniniani (radiates) found in two lots, in 1962, 1980, in a ceramic vessel: Septimius Severus (Geta Caesar/Augustus) - Tetricus I (AD 272).

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Cabinet des Médailles du Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris
Comment

The hoard was dicovered in two stages. A first lot in 1962 (124 coins) and a second lot in 1980 (826 coins) by metal detection.
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (earliest)

272
Closing reign (latest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (latest)

272
Opening year (earliest)

196
Opening year (latest)

211
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Numismatic rating

Good
Rating comment

826 coins were catalogued and can be entered at the coin data level.
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site comment

Found in a ceramic vessel.
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ovoid urn

Made of grey paste with various ingredients. Decoration of fir leaves. Local manufacture, imitation of luxurious pottery made in Central Gaul workshops. Type of Dechelette 72. Dating: 3rd century AD Height and diameter: 18 cm

References

Reference

Amandry, M. and Sanquer, R. - 1983 - Le trésor de Bourg-Blanc (Finistère)

Ref

15-46

Reference

Amandry, M. and Hollard, D. - 2006 - Le trésor de Bourg-Blanc 1989 (Finistère)

Ref

119

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Comment

Amandry, Saquer 1983, 16

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