TESTRUP TEGLVÆRK

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Location

City

Testrup

County

Region

Jutland

Country

Denmark

Lat/Long/Alt

56.067 / 10.134 / 63.66 view

Information

13126

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/13126

Hoard name

TESTRUP TEGLVÆRK

Alternative names

TESTRUP TEGLVAERK

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1906

(to)

1906

Total number of coins

Summary

Eight denarii found at Testrup Teglværk with fragments of a clay pot. One additional denarius was found nearby also with fragments from a clay pot. The finds may represent a series of sacrifices.

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Credit

Discovery method

Other chance find
Discovery depth (m)

0.65 meter
Land Use

Built over
Disposition

National Museum of Denmark
Finder(s)

Workers at the tile fabrication plant.
Comment

Found at a tile fabrication plant in 1906.
Closing reign (earliest)

Commodus
Terminal year (earliest)

191
Closing reign (latest)

Commodus
Terminal year (latest)

191
Opening year (earliest)

118
Opening year (latest)

118
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Poor

Natural features

wetland, bog
Site class

Rural

Context

Natural feature

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic pot

References

Reference

Balling, Jørgen - 1962 - De romerske møntfund fra Jylland

Ref

42-44

Reference

Horsnæs, Helle W. - 2010 - Crossing boundaries : (1) An analysis of Roman coins in Danish context. 1. Finds from Sealand, Funen and Jutland.

Ref

55, 82-84, 129-130

Dataset: Royal Collection of Coins and Medal at the National Museum of Denmark (1906); uploaded by Rasmus Holst Nielsen (November 2018)

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic pot

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TESTRUP TEGLVÆRK

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Ceramic pot

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