MERS-LES-BAINS

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Location

City

Mers-les-Bains

County

Somme

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

50.06591322223 / 1.3890027107394 / 0 view

Location details

Centred on field

Information

21661

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/21661

Hoard name

MERS-LES-BAINS

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1994

Total number of coins

Summary

A hoard consisting of two aurei, Nero and Trajan; three rings; and four silver spoons, all contained in a bronze casket.

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Credit

Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris
Closing reign (earliest)

Trajan
Terminal year (earliest)

103
Closing reign (latest)

Trajan
Terminal year (latest)

117
Opening year (earliest)

64
Opening year (latest)

65
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze box

Four-compartment casket with a sliding lid. H. 2.1 cm, W. 6.6 cm, L. 12.5 cm

Objects belonging to this hoard

Gold ring
Solid gold ring with smooth, heart-shaped shoulders; the round bezel, with raised edges, is set with an aureus of Philip I, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, showing him laureate, draped and cuirassed, seen in three-quarter view. The reverse of the coin is not visible.

Fours silver spoons

Silver ring
Intaglio: Jupiter seated to the left, holding a long sceptre and the thunderbolt. Mount: Ring with heart-shaped shoulders.

Gold ring
Gold ring with broad, heart-shaped shoulders, with a carnelian intaglio depicting Ceres standing to the left, holding a long sceptre and an ear of wheat.

References

Reference

Aghion, I - 2002 - Caylus, mécène du roi. Collectionner les antiquités au XVIIIè siècle.

Ref

153, no. 87

Reference

Bardiès-Fronty, I. and Bimbenet-Privat, M. - 2009 - Le bain et le miroir: soins du corps et cosmétiques de l'Antiquité à la Renaissance

Ref

123, no. C45

Uploaded by C. Gazdac (Jan. 2026). Updated by C. Gazdac (July 2026).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

MERS-LES-BAINS

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze box

Four-compartment casket with a sliding lid. H. 2.1 cm, W. 6.6 cm, L. 12.5 cm

Objects belonging to this hoard

Gold ring
Solid gold ring with smooth, heart-shaped shoulders; the round bezel, with raised edges, is set with an aureus of Philip I, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, showing him laureate, draped and cuirassed, seen in three-quarter view. The reverse of the coin is not visible.

Fours silver spoons

Silver ring
Intaglio: Jupiter seated to the left, holding a long sceptre and the thunderbolt. Mount: Ring with heart-shaped shoulders.

Gold ring
Gold ring with broad, heart-shaped shoulders, with a carnelian intaglio depicting Ceres standing to the left, holding a long sceptre and an ear of wheat.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

MERS-LES-BAINS

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze box

Four-compartment casket with a sliding lid. H. 2.1 cm, W. 6.6 cm, L. 12.5 cm

Objects belonging to this hoard

Gold ring Solid gold ring with smooth, heart-shaped shoulders; the round bezel, with raised edges, is set with an aureus of Philip I, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, showing him laureate, draped and cuirassed, seen in three-quarter view. The reverse of the coin is not visible.

Fours silver spoons

Silver ring Intaglio: Jupiter seated to the left, holding a long sceptre and the thunderbolt. Mount: Ring with heart-shaped shoulders.

Gold ring Gold ring with broad, heart-shaped shoulders, with a carnelian intaglio depicting Ceres standing to the left, holding a long sceptre and an ear of wheat.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Gold ring
Solid gold ring with smooth, heart-shaped shoulders; the round bezel, with raised edges, is set with an aureus of Philip I, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, showing him laureate, draped and cuirassed, seen in three-quarter view. The reverse of the coin is not visible.

Silver ring
Intaglio: Jupiter seated to the left, holding a long sceptre and the thunderbolt. Mount: Ring with heart-shaped shoulders.

Gold ring
Gold ring with broad, heart-shaped shoulders, with a carnelian intaglio depicting Ceres standing to the left, holding a long sceptre and an ear of wheat.