PARIS 1867

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Location

City

Paris

Address

rue Thouin

County

Region

Île-de-France

Country

France

Ancient place

Lutetia

Lat/Long/Alt

48.846 / 2.348 / 57.95 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

The hoard was found in the second courtyard of the lycée Napoléon, now the lycée Henri IV.

Information

2994

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Hoard name

PARIS 1867

Alternative names

PARIS Ve (QUARTIER SORBONNE); PARIS VE (RUE CLOVIS)

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

16 Sep 1867

Total number of coins

773

Summary

The hoard comprised 773 aurei - 18 coins were already missing in 1874 - from Claudius I to Septimius Severus (Geta Caesar) with a tpq of AD 205-207 and was found in association with a staircase, presumably part of a Roman building or cellar. There are at least 3 different catalogues giving different totals of coins and it is likely that on discovery several coins were retained by the workmen who discovered the find. The Cabinet des Médailles acquired 15 coins from the hoard, for which RIC level data is available. Hobbs estimates a gold weight of approximately 8520.6 to 9239.4g.

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Discovery method

Building work
Discovery depth (m)

2.8
Land Use

Built over
Finder(s)

Claude Gay
Comment

The hoard was found while digging a trench for the construction of a sewer leading to rue Clovis. Having discovered and demolished an old cellar, the workmen found a staircase of 9 steps. The hoard was discovered on the third step.
Closing reign (earliest)

Septimius Severus
Terminal year (earliest)

205
Closing reign (latest)

Septimius Severus
Terminal year (latest)

207
Opening year (earliest)

46
Opening year (latest)

47
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Good

Site comment

The hoard was found in a small space surrounded by tegulae, on the third step of nine, presumably forming part of a building.
Site class

Urban

Context

Domestic building

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

No complete vessel was recovered from the findspot. However, fragments of pottery were recovered which may represent a container for the hoard.

References

Reference

Blanchet, A. - 1900 - Les trésors de monnaies romaines et les invasions germaniques de la Gaule

Ref

no. 327

Reference

Schmitt, L - 1980 - Note sur le trésor d’aurei découvert à Paris en 1867 au lycée Napoléon, aujourd'hui Henri IV

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785-789

Reference

TAF IX

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no. 5

Reference

Hobbs, R. - 2006 - Late Roman precious metal deposits, c. AD 200-700 : changes over time and space

Ref

156; no. 84

P. Walton (22.3.16); coin level data G. Green (October 2017). Updated by C. Gazdac (July 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

PARIS 1867

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

No complete vessel was recovered from the findspot. However, fragments of pottery were recovered which may represent a container for the hoard.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

PARIS 1867

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

No complete vessel was recovered from the findspot. However, fragments of pottery were recovered which may represent a container for the hoard.

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Coin Hoards
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