OBOROCENI

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Location

City

Oboroceni

County

Iași

Region

Moldova

Country

Romania

Lat/Long/Alt

47.173364 / 26.875406 / 240.5 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

At the spot Grochila Oborocenilor.

Information

16347

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/16347

Hoard name

OBOROCENI

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

11 Feb 1955

Total number of coins

735

Summary

735 denarii found with ceramic vessel and a textile bag: Nero – Septimius Severus (AD 195). Found together with a silver T-brooch within a Sarmatian settlement.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Numismatic Collection of the Institute of Archeology, Iași, inv. no. 323370 (the brooch)
Comment

During deforesting works. Found with a ceramic vessel of Sarmatioan type. Sarmatian settlement of the 2nd-3rd centuries AD.
Closing reign (earliest)

Septimius Severus
Terminal year (earliest)

209
Closing reign (latest)

Septimius Severus
Terminal year (latest)

209
Opening year (earliest)

54
Opening year (latest)

68
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Objects belonging to this hoard

Silver
The piece is made of low-grade silver and it belongs to the “T-shaped” fibula category (Cociș 2004 type 39). The pin is articulated by means of a hinge. The foot is short and it may have, or not, been faceted. length (pin mount) = 3.9 cm

References

Reference

Mitrea, B. and Zaharia, E. - 1967 - Descoperirea monetară de la Oboroceni (r. Paşcani, reg. Iaşi) şi importanţa sa istorică

Ref

81-124

Reference

Depeyrot, G. and Moisil, D. - 2008 - Les trésors de deniers de Trajan à Balbin en Roumanie

Ref

259-266; no. 153

Reference

Munteanu, L. and Honcu, Ş. - 2018 - The Roman fibula in the hoard of Oboroceni (Heleșteni commune, Iași County)

Ref

155-167

Uploaded by C. Gazdac (Jan. 2020). Imported from CSV by Dr Cristian Gazdac. Coin-level data (Trajan-Septimius Severus) provided by M. Ball (Jan. 22). Updated and coin data level by C. Gazdac (Sep. 2024).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

OBOROCENI

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Linen cloth bag

Objects belonging to this hoard

Silver
The piece is made of low-grade silver and it belongs to the “T-shaped” fibula category (Cociș 2004 type 39). The pin is articulated by means of a hinge. The foot is short and it may have, or not, been faceted. length (pin mount) = 3.9 cm

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

OBOROCENI

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Linen cloth bag

Objects belonging to this hoard

Silver The piece is made of low-grade silver and it belongs to the “T-shaped” fibula category (Cociș 2004 type 39). The pin is articulated by means of a hinge. The foot is short and it may have, or not, been faceted. length (pin mount) = 3.9 cm

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Silver
The piece is made of low-grade silver and it belongs to the “T-shaped” fibula category (Cociș 2004 type 39). The pin is articulated by means of a hinge. The foot is short and it may have, or not, been faceted. length (pin mount) = 3.9 cm