GIGEN 1973

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Location

City

Gigen [Гиген]

County

Pleven [Плевен]

Region

Country

Bulgaria

Ancient place

Col. Ulpia Oescensium

Lat/Long/Alt

43.707 / 24.465 / 25.43 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

Colonia Ulpia Oescensium

Information

2688

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/2688

Hoard name

GIGEN 1973

Alternative names

OESCVS 5; OESCUS 5; Гиген

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1973

Total number of coins

Summary

Large hoard of silver coins. Only 7 denarii are kept in the museum of Pleven: Republic - Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180).

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Okrazen Istoriceski Muzej, Pleven, Bulgaria; inv.no. 1452 1-7
Closing reign (earliest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (earliest)

161
Closing reign (latest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (latest)

180
Opening year (earliest)

117
Opening year (latest)

138
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Urban

Context

Uncertain

References

Reference

Banov, P. - 1994 - Poselishten zhivot v zemite po dolnoto porechie na rekite Iskar, Vit i Osam prez II-III vek (po monetni danni)

Ref

Reference

GĂZDAC 2010

Comment

GAZDAC 2010 CD-ROM/Catalogues/Hoards/Moesia Inferior_OESCVS V = GIGEN

Varbanov dataset (2017); information E. Paunov; I. Bonchev dataset (2017); updated by C. Gazdac (Aug.; Oct. 2017; July 2021).

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