APOLDU DE SUS

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Location

City

Apoldu de Sus

County

Sibiu

Region

Transilvania

Country

Romania

Lat/Long/Alt

45.8437 / 23.7986 / 0 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

At the place 'Podul Dracului' [Devil's bridge] near Apoldu de Sus.

Information

20579

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/20579

Hoard name

APOLDU DE SUS

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

May 2023

Total number of coins

130

Summary

130 siliquae of Constantius II minted in Sirmium. Found together with fragments from one or more silver vessels and a silver belt buckle.

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cliff and related features
Disposition

Museum Bruckenthal, Sibiu, Romania
Finder(s)

Filip Dragos
Closing reign (earliest)

Constantius II
Terminal year (earliest)

355
Closing reign (latest)

Constantius II
Terminal year (latest)

361
Opening year (earliest)

355
Opening year (latest)

361
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Silver vessel

49 fragments from one or more vessels were recovered. It may served as a container for coins or silverware

Objects belonging to this hoard

Belt element
Belt buckle. Pin preserved. The plaque is decorated with incisions of x-shape. It presents two rivets. Plaque: 4x3 cm; buckle: 4.5x1.7 cm; pin: 2 cm

Vessel
Fragments of silver sherds from a vessel(s)

References

Reference

Popescu, A. - 2023 - Un sibian a găsit o comoară îngropată la Podul Dracului – Monedele au peste 1600 de ani vechime

URI 1

https://www.oradesibiu.ro/2023/06/01/un-sibian-a-gasit-o-comoara-ingropata-la-podul-dracului-monedele-au-peste-1600-de-ani-vechime

URI 2

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Uploaded by C. Gazdac (June 2023).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

APOLDU DE SUS

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Silver vessel

49 fragments from one or more vessels were recovered. It may served as a container for coins or silverware

Objects belonging to this hoard

Belt element
Belt buckle. Pin preserved. The plaque is decorated with incisions of x-shape. It presents two rivets. Plaque: 4x3 cm; buckle: 4.5x1.7 cm; pin: 2 cm

Vessel
Fragments of silver sherds from a vessel(s)

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

APOLDU DE SUS

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Silver vessel

49 fragments from one or more vessels were recovered. It may served as a container for coins or silverware

Objects belonging to this hoard

Belt element Belt buckle. Pin preserved. The plaque is decorated with incisions of x-shape. It presents two rivets. Plaque: 4x3 cm; buckle: 4.5x1.7 cm; pin: 2 cm

Vessel Fragments of silver sherds from a vessel(s)

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Belt element
Belt buckle. Pin preserved. The plaque is decorated with incisions of x-shape. It presents two rivets. Plaque: 4x3 cm; buckle: 4.5x1.7 cm; pin: 2 cm

Vessel
Fragments of silver sherds from a vessel(s)