BISCHOFFSHEIM

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Location

City

Bischoffsheim

County

Alsace

Region

Grand Est

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

48.487 / 7.49 / 203.5 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

Property of Mr. Clauss.

Information

3579

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3579

Hoard name

BISCHOFFSHEIM

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

24 Nov 1947

Total number of coins

8077

Summary

8,077 antoniniani (radiates) found with a cooking pot: Philip I to Aurelian/Tetricus I (AD 271-274); silver weight: 1532.5-14662.1g.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Discovery depth (m)

1.20
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Finder(s)

German prisoners
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (earliest)

271
Closing reign (latest)

Aurelian
Terminal year (latest)

275
Opening year (earliest)

244
Opening year (latest)

249
Coin-level data

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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site comment

Found in a ceramic vessel near ancient ruins.
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain structure

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

It was a dark gray pottery vase, of regularly domed shape, provided with a rim intended to receive a lid, which was unfortunately broken and lost during the discovery.

References

Reference

Longuet, H. and Banderet, A. - 1955 - La trouvaille de Bischoffsheim, près Strassbourg

Ref

153-226

Reference

Cunetio

Ref

195

Reference

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

Ref

no. 671

Updated by C. Gazdac (June 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

BISCHOFFSHEIM

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

It was a dark gray pottery vase, of regularly domed shape, provided with a rim intended to receive a lid, which was unfortunately broken and lost during the discovery.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

BISCHOFFSHEIM

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

It was a dark gray pottery vase, of regularly domed shape, provided with a rim intended to receive a lid, which was unfortunately broken and lost during the discovery.

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