PLOURHAN 1881

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Location

City

Plourhan

Address

La Ville Gléyo

County

Côtes-d'Armor

Region

Bretagne

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

48.631 / -2.87 / 76.57 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

12984

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Hoard name

PLOURHAN 1881

Alternative names

PLOURHAN II

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Apr 1881

Total number of coins

2830

Summary

Around 60-80 kilos of coins found in two vessels. 2,830 antoniniani (radiates) are known: Trebonianus Gallus - Tetricus I (AD 271-274).

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Discovery depth (m)

0.35
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Finder(s)

Farmer Héry
Comment

Found in two vessels destroyed by the plough.
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (earliest)

271
Closing reign (latest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (latest)

274
Opening year (earliest)

251
Opening year (latest)

253
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Containers belonging to this hoard

Cooking pot

'A very rounded belly, walls more than a centimeter thick and of a diameter larger than the height... a dolium..'

Cooking pot?

Smaller than the previous one with a more elongated body

References

Reference

Berdeaux-Le Brazidec, M.-L. - 2007 - Fragments de trésors romains trouvés en Bretagne, conservés au musée d'Archéologie nationale

Ref

210-218; 232-236 (catalogue)

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Coin Hoards
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PLOURHAN 1881

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Cooking pot

'A very rounded belly, walls more than a centimeter thick and of a diameter larger than the height... a dolium..'

Cooking pot?

Smaller than the previous one with a more elongated body

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

PLOURHAN 1881

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Cooking pot

'A very rounded belly, walls more than a centimeter thick and of a diameter larger than the height... a dolium..'

Cooking pot?

Smaller than the previous one with a more elongated body

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