COUVRON-ET-AUMENCOURT 1879

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Location

City

Couvron-et-Aumencourt

County

Aisne

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

49.644 / 3.518 / 76.83 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

3640

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Hoard name

COUVRON-ET-AUMENCOURT 1879

Alternative names

COUVRON-ET-AUMENCOURT I

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1879

Total number of coins

685

Summary

The hoard comprised a black ceramic vessel containing 685 radiates from Caracalla to Postumus with a tpq of AD 260. It was discovered during investigation at a Gallo-Roman and Merovingian cemetery at Couvron.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Discovery depth (m)

0.50
Land Use

Archaeological site
Closing reign (earliest)

Postumus
Terminal year (earliest)

260
Closing reign (latest)

Postumus
Terminal year (latest)

269
Opening year (earliest)

211
Opening year (latest)

218
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

The hoard was found in the foundations of a building located 50 m away from a Gallo-Roman and Merovingian cemetery.
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain structure

Depositional context

Wall

Period

Roman
End period

Early Medieval

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Vessel

The hoard was found in a black ceramic vessel

References

Reference

de Belfort, A. - 1881 - Trouvaille de Couvron (Aisne)

Ref

456-460

Reference

TAF VIII.2

Ref

33 (Aisne)

Reference

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

Ref

no. 735

Comment

Hobbs estimates a silver weight of between 207.8g and 1778.7g.

P.Walton (12.4.16); W.E. Metcalf dataset (coins of Philip I and Trajan Decius). Updated by C. Gazdac (July 2020). Coin level data checked and fully entered by Rob Bennett (June 2026).

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The hoard was found in a black ceramic vessel

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The hoard was found in a black ceramic vessel

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