VEŢEL

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Location

City

Vețel

County

Hunedoara

Region

Transylvania

Country

Romania

Ancient place

Micia

Lat/Long/Alt

45.913 / 22.815 / 184.96 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

Found 250 m south-east of the Roman auxiliary fort, in a stone building

Information

2621

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Hoard name

VEŢEL

Alternative names

MICIA

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1966

Total number of coins

2090

Summary

Unknown initial number of coins bronze vessel. 2,090 silver coins: 2,076 denarii, 13 antoniniani , 1 provincial: Nero - Severus Alexander (AD 228-231); silver weight: 2891.3-6458.6 g.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Land dedicated to the display of a monument
Disposition

Museum of Roman and Dacian Civilisation Deva, Romania (2064 coins), National History Museum of Transylvania Cluj-Napoca, Romania (15 coins), Victor Bratu Collection Bucharest (11 coins)
Finder(s)

Simion Bechea
Closing reign (earliest)

Severus Alexander
Terminal year (earliest)

228
Closing reign (latest)

Severus Alexander
Terminal year (latest)

231
Opening year (earliest)

54
Opening year (latest)

68
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