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ELLER

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Location

City

Ediger-Eller

County

Cochem-Zell

Region

Rheinland-Pfalz

Country

Germany

Lat/Long/Alt

50.0998 / 7.1464 / 0 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

ID

21263

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/21263

Hoard name

ELLER

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1856

Total number of coins

950

Summary

A hoard of ca. 950 nummi, ranging from Licinius to Constantine I, most of which were minted in Trier. Of these, 739 are listed according to emperors and mints. The coins were found in an earthenware pot, closed with a lid made out of gray slate. Three silver spoons had been placed on top of the coins.

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Credit

Discovery method

Building work
Land Use

Built over
Disposition

Berlin (part: 85 coins)
Closing reign (earliest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (earliest)

327
Closing reign (latest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (latest)

328
Opening year (earliest)

321
Opening year (latest)

321
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Fair

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

'ein irdener Topf'

Objects belonging to this hoard

Spoon
Three silver spoons

References

Schwickerath - 1857 - Inventarium

Comment

listing 888 coins, but only reverse type (no quantities given by emperor). Gives also details about the pot and the three spoons.

Reference

Senckler, A. - 1858 - Der zu Eller an der Mosel im Kreise Cochem 1856 gemachte Münzfund

Comment

739 coins, with types listed by mint for each emperor. Quantities are only given by mint, not type.

M. Spoerri (March 2025, courtesy of Karsten Dahmen).