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BRISSAC-QUINCÉ

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Location

City

Brissac-Quincé

Address

Champ des Pierres Couchées

County

Maine-et-Loire

Region

Pays de la Loire

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

47.35 / -0.44 / 52.45 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

ID

3592

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3592

Hoard name

BRISSAC-QUINCÉ

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1903

Total number of coins

2332

Summary

This find comprised two hoards, found several days apart in neighbouring fields. The first, comprised a grey coarseware vessel containing approximately 2,300 antoniniani (radiates). The second comprised a red ceramic jug containing at least 32 antoniniani (radiates). Hobbs estimates a silver weight of between 622 and 2874g.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Discovery depth (m)

0.5
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (earliest)

271
Closing reign (latest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (latest)

274
Opening year (earliest)

238
Opening year (latest)

244
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

A grey coarseware vessel

Jug

A redware jug. The neck was tightly sealed but the base was pierced.

References

Reference

Collin, G. - 1978 - Brissac-Quincé

Ref

37-42

Comment

Fig [catalogue of 32 radiates]

Reference

Aubin, G. - 1981 - Circonscriptions des Pays de la Loire

Ref

355

Reference

Ref

7 (Maine-Et-Loire)

Reference

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

Reference

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

Ref

no. 685

P.Walton (2015); uploaded by Jerome Mairat (Nov. 2015). Updated by C. Gazdac (Jan. 2022).