HAYDERE

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Location

City

Haydere

County

Bozdoğan

Region

Aydin

Country

Turkey

Ancient place

Bargasa

Lat/Long/Alt

37.617 / 28.406 / 249.2 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

At a place called Dökük, village of Haydere. Haydere lies in the valley of the river Harpasos in ancient Caria, about 12 km south of Bozdogan and 28 km west of Aphrodisias.

Information

3711

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3711

Hoard name

HAYDERE

Alternative names

Bargasa

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1982

(to)

1982

Total number of coins

2330

Summary

The original find comprised 5578 coins, of which only 2,330, including 7 ancient forgeries, were recovered by the authorities. These can divided into two lots; first, 1067 denarii from Vespasian to Macrinus/Elagabalus (217/22), second, 1263 antoniniani from Severus Alexander to Gallienus (260/8).

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Discovery method

Other chance find
Disposition

Archaeological Museum, Izmir
Finder(s)

Villager
Comment

Found by a villager when robbing stone for construction from the ancient site at Haydere. The finder and his associates attempted to sell the hoard illegally, but they were put on trial in 1986 and 2330 coins were recovered by the authorities.
Closing reign (earliest)

Gallienus (sole)
Terminal year (earliest)

264
Closing reign (latest)

Gallienus (sole)
Terminal year (latest)

264
Opening year (earliest)

70
Opening year (latest)

70
Coin-level data

Entered

Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

The hoard was found in a pot, which was broken during discovery and does not survive today.

References

Reference

Bland, R. and Aydemir, P. - 1991 - The Haydere hoard and other hoards of the mid-third century from Turkey

Ref

91-180

Reference

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

Comment

Silver weight: 1823.8-6086.0

Reference

Bland, R. - 2023 - The Coinage of Gordian III from the Mints of Antioch and Caesarea

Ref

pp. 473-5, Hoard L

W. E. Metcalf dataset with additions by R. Bennett Jan 2018. Updated bz C. Gazdac (Aug. 2022). Bibliography updated, M. Spoerri (June 2024).

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HAYDERE

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

The hoard was found in a pot, which was broken during discovery and does not survive today.

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HAYDERE

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

The hoard was found in a pot, which was broken during discovery and does not survive today.

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