BATTENBERG

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Location

City

Battenberg

County

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Region

Rheinland-Pfalz

Country

Germany

Lat/Long/Alt

49.53193 / 8.13714 / 313.4 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

3563

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3563

Hoard name

BATTENBERG

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1951

Total number of coins

119

Summary

In 1951, 119 Roman bronze coins of Claudius II, Tetricus I and II were found under a heavy slab of stone while clearing wasteland. Almost all are imitations, possibly produced nearby as most are also mint fresh.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Discovery depth (m)

50
Land Use

Waste ground
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (earliest)

270
Closing reign (latest)

Aurelian to Diocletian
Terminal year (latest)

274
Opening year (earliest)

268
Opening year (latest)

270
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Fair

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Untitled

A container was present, as can be deduced from the colour of the soil.

References

Reference

FMRD IV 2

Ref

Hoard 2022 / p. 41

Reference

Guest, P. - 1994 - A Comparative Study of Coin Hoards from the Western Roman Empire

Existing updated by Lester Stephens (May 2020) with the assistance of a MacMillan Center Faculty Research Grant, Yale University; data validated by M. Spoerri (June 2021).

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BATTENBERG

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Untitled

A container was present, as can be deduced from the colour of the soil.

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BATTENBERG

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Untitled

A container was present, as can be deduced from the colour of the soil.

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