LESGES

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Location

City

Lesges

County

Aisne

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

49.306 / 3.507 / 99.5 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

3769

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Hoard name

LESGES

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

28 Mar 1891

Total number of coins

2334

Summary

The hoard comprised a vessel containing a copper-alloy finger ring, two gold finger rings, one with an engraved intaglio setting and 2,334 denarii and radiates from Antoninus Pius to Postumus. Hobbs estimates a silver weight of 702.5g to 6042.8g.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Closing reign (earliest)

Postumus
Terminal year (earliest)

260
Closing reign (latest)

Postumus
Terminal year (latest)

269
Opening year (earliest)

138
Opening year (latest)

161
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring
A copper-alloy finger ring.

Finger ring
A gold finger ring

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with an engraved intaglio setting.

References

Reference

TAF VIII.2

Ref

52 (Aisne)

Reference

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

Ref

no. 852

P. Walton (13.4.16). Updated by C. Gazdac (July 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

LESGES

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring
A copper-alloy finger ring.

Finger ring
A gold finger ring

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with an engraved intaglio setting.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

LESGES

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring A copper-alloy finger ring.

Finger ring A gold finger ring

Finger ring A gold finger ring with an engraved intaglio setting.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Finger ring
A copper-alloy finger ring.

Finger ring
A gold finger ring

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with an engraved intaglio setting.