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POMPEII - INN OR TAVERN

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Location

City

Pompeii

Address

Caupona o taberna

County

Città metropolitana di Napoli

Region

Campania

Country

Italy

Ancient place

Pompeii
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii

Lat/Long/Alt

40.748558375495 / 14.489844937401 / 0 view

Location details

Centred on field

Information

ID

21922

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/21922

Hoard name

POMPEII - INN OR TAVERN

Alternative names

POMPEII I, 1, 4, 4b

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

11 Jun 1872

Total number of coins

9

Summary

Nine bronze coins. Uncertain issuer and denomination.

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Coins Summary
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Rating
Archaeological context
Containers
Objects
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Credit

Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Archaeological site
Closing reign (earliest)

Uncertain
Terminal year (earliest)

1
Closing reign (latest)

Uncertain
Terminal year (latest)

79
Coin-level data

Not available

Fetching coin data

Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Excellent

Associated features

Of the nine bronze coins preserved in a box, of which some bronze finishes remain, along with various glass paste beads, two bone dice, two bronze bracelets, and a pair of tweezers, there is a carnelian intaglio with a female head in profile to the left (possibly to be identified with Isis) and a hard stone with a sacrifice scene.
Recovery method

Excavation
Site class

Urban

Context

House

Containers belonging to this hoard

Box

Probably wooden box with bronze fittings

Objects belonging to this hoard

Glass paste beads

Two bone dice

Two bronze bracelets

Pair of tweezers

Carnelian intaglio
A female head in profile to the left (Isis?)

Hard stone
Sacrifice scene

References

Giove, T. - 2013 - Pompei. Rinvenimenti monetali nella Regio I

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Uploaded by C. Gazdac (June 2026).