COËSMES

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Location

City

Coësmes

County

Ille-et-Vilaine

Region

Bretagne

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

47.8834 / -1.4411 / 77.76 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

3628

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3628

Hoard name

COËSMES

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Mar 1927

Total number of coins

1576

Summary

1,576 coins found in two ceramic vessels: 1 denarius, 1,575 antoniniani (radiates): Severus Alexander (Julia Mammaea), Trebonianus Gallus - Tetricus I (AD 271-274); silver weight: c. 300.6-2,110.7 g.

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Discovery method

Building work
Land Use

Built over
Disposition

Cabinet des Médailles, Paris, France
Finder(s)

Farmer
Comment

While demolishing an old wall to knock down an apple tree.
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (earliest)

271
Closing reign (latest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (latest)

274
Opening year (earliest)

222
Opening year (latest)

235
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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site comment

Found in two ceramic vessels
Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Two ceramic vessels

Thrown away after discovery.

References

Reference

Le Gentilhomme, P. - 1947 - Le trésor de Coesmes (Ille-et-Vilaine). La circulation monétaire en Armorique vers 275 ap. J.-C. Les monnaies officielles, leurs imitations locales et les persistances de l'art celtique

Ref

319-349

Reference

Cunetio

Ref

196

Reference

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

Ref

no. 723

R. Hobbs dataset. Updated by C. Gazdac (Mar.2020).

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COËSMES

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Two ceramic vessels

Thrown away after discovery.

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COËSMES

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Two ceramic vessels

Thrown away after discovery.

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