SOISSONS 1836

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Location

City

Soissons

County

Aisne

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Ancient place

Augusta Suessionum

Lat/Long/Alt

49.385 / 3.325 / 48 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

The hoard was found at Château d'Albâtre between the rue Bara and rue de Guise.

Information

3439

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3439

Hoard name

SOISSONS 1836

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

4 Oct 1836

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard was found in a copper-alloy vessel covered with a silver plate and comprised 73 denarii and antoniniani (radiates) vfrom Vespasian to Valerian I. Hobbs estimates a silver weight of between 55.4g and 208.8g.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Built over
Closing reign (earliest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (earliest)

259
Closing reign (latest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (latest)

260
Opening year (earliest)

69
Opening year (latest)

79
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

The hoard was found in an ancient building.
Site class

Urban

Context

Uncertain structure

Period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze vessel

The hoard was found in a copper-alloy vessel.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Plate
A large silver circular plate, without a footring, decorated with a complex geometric central chased design with various flower like shapes inside boxes and rhomboids. D.: 30cm. Wt.: 670g.

References

Reference

Baratte, F. and Painter, K.S. - 1989 - Trésors d'orfèvrerie gallo-romains

Reference

TAF VIII.2

Ref

no. 78 (Aisne)

Reference

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

Ref

no. 529

P. Walton (19.4.16). Updated by C. Gazdac (Sep. 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

SOISSONS 1836

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze vessel

The hoard was found in a copper-alloy vessel.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Plate
A large silver circular plate, without a footring, decorated with a complex geometric central chased design with various flower like shapes inside boxes and rhomboids. D.: 30cm. Wt.: 670g.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

SOISSONS 1836

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze vessel

The hoard was found in a copper-alloy vessel.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Plate A large silver circular plate, without a footring, decorated with a complex geometric central chased design with various flower like shapes inside boxes and rhomboids. D.: 30cm. Wt.: 670g.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Plate
A large silver circular plate, without a footring, decorated with a complex geometric central chased design with various flower like shapes inside boxes and rhomboids. D.: 30cm. Wt.: 670g.