TOUROUVRE

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Location

City

Tourouvre

County

Orne

Region

Normandie

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

48.579366 / 0.670689 / 207.7 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

At the place called 'Bellegarde'

Information

16812

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/16812

Hoard name

TOUROUVRE

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

2010

Total number of coins

404

Summary

407 silver coins found in two glass bottles. One bottle contained 130 coins, the other 277 pieces: 86 denarii, 321 antoniniani (radiates): Domitian - Victorinus (AD 269-271). In one of the bottles were also found a pendant medallion (with a denarius of Antoninus Pius) and a silver finger ring.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Archaeological site
Disposition

Service Régional de l’Archéologie, Ile-de- Franceté; Centre Michel de Boüard – Centre de recherches archéologiques et historiques anciennes et médiévales, Caen
Finder(s)

Guy Leclerc
Closing reign (earliest)

Victorinus
Terminal year (earliest)

269
Closing reign (latest)

Victorinus
Terminal year (latest)

271
Opening year (earliest)

81
Opening year (latest)

81
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Rating comment

The publication separate the coins by containers.
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Good

Date of excavation (from)

2010
Date of excavation (to)

2010
Associated features

A small hill surrounded by large ditches. According to excavation data, the recognized structures have not delivered any construction elements in place. Only pits have been listed, the fillings of which consist primarily of demolition materials (rubble, clay, tile, etc.).
Recovery method

Field survey
Site class

Military
Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Square bottle 1

A blue-green rectangular bottle with two handles, marked with a diamond-shaped stamp. Contained 130 coins Dating: mid-1st to beginning of the 3rd centuries AD. Rectangular bottles type I 90/AR 157 H: 15.6 cm

Square bottle 2

A blue-green rectangular bottle with two handles, a highly crafted stamp. Contained 277 coins and jewelry Dating: mid-1st to beginning of the 3rd centuries AD. Rectangular bottles type I 90/AR 157 H: 16 cm Concave bottom

Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring
Type Guiraud 8

Pendant
The pendant has a finely chiseled twisted border frame, the alloy contains gold. The coin is a denarius of Antoninus Pius minted AD 140143, RIC III, 95.

References

Reference

Guihard, P.-M. - 2012 - Le Trésor double de Tourouvre (dép. Orne): bijoux et monnaies de Domitien à Victorin

Ref

151-220

Uploaded by C. Gazdac (May 2020); coin-level data Domitian-Commodus provided by M. Ball (Oct. 21)

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

TOUROUVRE

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Square bottle 1

A blue-green rectangular bottle with two handles, marked with a diamond-shaped stamp. Contained 130 coins Dating: mid-1st to beginning of the 3rd centuries AD. Rectangular bottles type I 90/AR 157 H: 15.6 cm

Square bottle 2

A blue-green rectangular bottle with two handles, a highly crafted stamp. Contained 277 coins and jewelry Dating: mid-1st to beginning of the 3rd centuries AD. Rectangular bottles type I 90/AR 157 H: 16 cm Concave bottom

Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring
Type Guiraud 8

Pendant
The pendant has a finely chiseled twisted border frame, the alloy contains gold. The coin is a denarius of Antoninus Pius minted AD 140143, RIC III, 95.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

TOUROUVRE

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Square bottle 1

A blue-green rectangular bottle with two handles, marked with a diamond-shaped stamp. Contained 130 coins Dating: mid-1st to beginning of the 3rd centuries AD. Rectangular bottles type I 90/AR 157 H: 15.6 cm

Square bottle 2

A blue-green rectangular bottle with two handles, a highly crafted stamp. Contained 277 coins and jewelry Dating: mid-1st to beginning of the 3rd centuries AD. Rectangular bottles type I 90/AR 157 H: 16 cm Concave bottom

Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring Type Guiraud 8

Pendant The pendant has a finely chiseled twisted border frame, the alloy contains gold. The coin is a denarius of Antoninus Pius minted AD 140143, RIC III, 95.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Finger ring
Type Guiraud 8

Pendant
The pendant has a finely chiseled twisted border frame, the alloy contains gold. The coin is a denarius of Antoninus Pius minted AD 140143, RIC III, 95.