SAINT-MAXIMIN

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Location

City

Saint-Maximin

County

Oise

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

49.2444 / 2.4535 / 26.8 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

The hoard was found on the left bank of the Oise, close to l'Écluse de Creil.

Information

3874

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3874

Hoard name

SAINT-MAXIMIN

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

21 Mar 1974

(to)

7 Apr 1974

Total number of coins

2337

Summary

The hoard was found as the result of deep-ploughing which brought 126 small Roman bronzes to the surface which were collected by farmers. An archaeological excavation then revealed a greyware vessel filled with more radiates and a further pink ceramic vessel containing 1,276 coins. Two containers, one with 988 antoniniani (radiates) from Julia Domna to Postumus, the other 1,437 from Valerian to Tetricus II Silver: 2,425 coins; silver weight: 730.8-3581.8g.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Comment

The hoard was found as a result of deep-ploughing and a subsequent excavation undertaken by the Sociéte archéologique de l'Oise.
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (earliest)

271
Closing reign (latest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (latest)

274
Opening year (earliest)

215
Opening year (latest)

217
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 A

One of two vessels containing coins. This was a greyish black ceramic vessel containing 988 radiates from Septimius Severus to Postumus.

Vessel B

One of two vessels containing coins. This was a pink grey ceramic vessel containing 1,276 radiates from Valerian I to Tetricus II.

References

Reference

TAF VIII.2

Ref

65 (Oise)

Hobbs dataset (2015); P. Walton (25.4.16); updated by C. Gazdac (June 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

SAINT-MAXIMIN

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel A

One of two vessels containing coins. This was a greyish black ceramic vessel containing 988 radiates from Septimius Severus to Postumus.

Vessel B

One of two vessels containing coins. This was a pink grey ceramic vessel containing 1,276 radiates from Valerian I to Tetricus II.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

SAINT-MAXIMIN

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel A

One of two vessels containing coins. This was a greyish black ceramic vessel containing 988 radiates from Septimius Severus to Postumus.

Vessel B

One of two vessels containing coins. This was a pink grey ceramic vessel containing 1,276 radiates from Valerian I to Tetricus II.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire