VEILLON

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Location

City

Port Bourgenay

County

Vendée

Region

Pays de Loire

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

46.4327 / -1.6541 / 2.2 view

Location details

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Find spot comment

At the woods/beach Veillon

Information

3765

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3765

Hoard name

VEILLON

Alternative names

LE VEILLON

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Aug 1856

Total number of coins

30016

Summary

Between 25,000-30,000 coins found in two bronze vessels: 8 or 10 aurei from Hadrian to Severus Alexander; 5 bronze coins (Septimius Severus, Severus Alexander, Philip II, Postumus); 1 bronze medallion of Severus Alexander (with Julia Mamaea); 25,000-30,000 silver and billon coins from Claudius (I/II?) to Postumus; gold weight: c. 64.8 g; Silver: c.25-30,000 coins; Silver weight: c.7427.6-71498.9. Together were found jewelry: 30 gold and silver rings; two or three pairs of gold earrings; a pair of bracelets, two styla, 30 silver spoons; a gold necklace (?).

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Discovery method

Other chance find
Land Use

Woodland
Comment

A mole brought to the surface coins that came from the hoard contained in two bronze vases placed under a vault.
Closing reign (earliest)

Postumus
Terminal year (earliest)

260
Closing reign (latest)

Postumus
Terminal year (latest)

269
Opening year (earliest)

41
Opening year (latest)

270
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

Two bronze vessels

References

Reference

Blanchet, A. - 1900 - Les trésors de monnaies romaines et les invasions germaniques de la Gaule

Ref

no. 579

Reference

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

Ref

no. 1027

Updated by C. Gazdac (Mar. 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

VEILLON

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Two bronze vessels

Objects belonging to this hoard

Thirty gold and silver rings

Stylus
Two styla, unspecified material

Golden earrings
Two or three pairs of gold earrings

Bracelet
A pair of bracelets, unspecified material

Silver spoon
Thirty silver spoons

Gold necklace
Gold necklace

Mounted bronze coin Julia Domna
Bronze coin mounted in a silver serrated frame.

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VEILLON

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