ERYTHRAI

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Location

City

Ildir

County

Izmir

Region

Aegean

Country

Turkey

Lat/Long/Alt

38.382841626675 / 26.480602543243 / 0 view

Location details

Centred on field

Information

20969

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/20969

Hoard name

ERYTHRAI

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1977

Total number of coins

Summary

13 silver coins: 10 denari, 3 cistophori: Domitian - Septimius Severus (AD 193-194). Found with traces of a textile bag.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Archaeological site
Comment

Quadrants were opened side by side right in front of the terrace wall. From these spots opened on the north side of the wall, a group of 13 coins were found in square B, 1.75 m away from the bottom row of the wall.
Closing reign (earliest)

Septimius Severus
Terminal year (earliest)

193
Closing reign (latest)

Septimius Severus
Terminal year (latest)

194
Opening year (earliest)

82
Opening year (latest)

82
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Good

Date of excavation (from)

1977
Date of excavation (to)

1977
Recovery method

Excavation
Site class

Urban

Depositional context

Ditch

Containers belonging to this hoard

Textile bag

Fine-textured textile residues on some of the coins. It is understood that the coins were dropped or buried in a fabric bag due to the textile residues that have turned yellow over time.

References

Reference

Pasinli, A. and Pasinli, S. - 1980 - Erythrai'da Bulunan Roma Gümüş Sikke Definesi [A Hoard of Roman Silver Coins Found in Erythrai]

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95-102

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

ERYTHRAI

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Textile bag

Fine-textured textile residues on some of the coins. It is understood that the coins were dropped or buried in a fabric bag due to the textile residues that have turned yellow over time.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

ERYTHRAI

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Textile bag

Fine-textured textile residues on some of the coins. It is understood that the coins were dropped or buried in a fabric bag due to the textile residues that have turned yellow over time.

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Coin Hoards
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