NEUVILLE-SUR-AIN

Download CSV:

Location

City

Neuville-sur-Ain

Address

Planche

County

Ain

Region

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

46.1 / 5.393 / 363.79 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

4097

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/4097

Hoard name

NEUVILLE-SUR-AIN

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

27 Feb 1889

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard comprised a greyware vessel containing 9 aurei, some gold jewellery and a jet amulet. Gold: 9 coins; Gold weight: 45.4-46.0g. The entire hoard was acquired by Dr. E. Poncet for his private collection.

Details
Coins Summary
Coins
Rating
Archaeological context
Containers
Objects
References
Reports
Images
Credit

Discovery method

Unknown
Discovery depth (m)

0.30
Disposition

Dr E. Poncet private collection
Finder(s)

V. Monnier
Closing reign (earliest)

Diocletian (RIC V)
Terminal year (earliest)

287
Closing reign (latest)

Diocletian (RIC V)
Terminal year (latest)

287
Opening year (earliest)

270
Opening year (latest)

275
Coin-level data

Available to enter

Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

A grey coarseware vessel

Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with 8 lozenges.

Finger ring
A gold intaglio ring with an oval cornelian with engraved bust.

Finger ring
Gold intaglio ring. The intaglio depicts a figure walking left and carrying scales.

Bracelet
Gold bracelet in 4 sections.

Bracelet
Gold bracelet, similar to No. 4, but with smaller sections.

Chain
Gold chain consisting of 73 sections terminating in a ring. L: 49cm

Necklace
Gold necklace fragment with no weight given

Lozenge
Gold lozenge: L.: 5.1cm.

Lozenge
Gold lozenge, similar to No. 9.

Amulet
A jet amulet.

References

Reference

Marchand, F. - 1889 - (Neuville-Sur-Ain)

Ref

147-151

Reference

Poncet, E. - 1889 - (Neuville-Sur-Ain)

Ref

514-538

Comment

Pl. X-XI, photographs

Reference

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

Ref

no. 297

Reference

Dubois, E. - 1942 - Histoire des pays qui ont formé le département de l'Ain. T. III: Période gallo-romaine

Ref

54-55, 58, 262

Comment

(=BSNAAin 56, 1942, 126-127 and 130; BSNAAin 58, 1944, p. 99; BSNAAin 60, 1946, p. 195-196)

Reference

Callu, J.-P. - 1969 - La politique monétaire des empereurs romains, de 238 à 311

Ref

427

Reference

Buisson, A. and Loriot, X. - 1986 - Les trésors de monnaies romaines dans le département de l'Ain

Ref

21-22; no. 27

Reference

TAF V.2

Ref

no. 31

Reference

Brenot, C. and Loriot, X. - 1992 - L'or monnayé III: Trouvailles de monnaies d'or dans l'Occident romain. Actes de la Table Ronde tenue à Paris les 4 et 5 décembre 1987

Ref

271; no. 51

Reference

Guest, P. - 1994 - A Comparative Study of Coin Hoards from the Western Roman Empire

Reference

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

Ref

no. 1187

P. Walton (2015). Updated by C. Gazdac (Sep. 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

NEUVILLE-SUR-AIN

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

A grey coarseware vessel

Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with 8 lozenges.

Finger ring
A gold intaglio ring with an oval cornelian with engraved bust.

Finger ring
Gold intaglio ring. The intaglio depicts a figure walking left and carrying scales.

Bracelet
Gold bracelet in 4 sections.

Bracelet
Gold bracelet, similar to No. 4, but with smaller sections.

Chain
Gold chain consisting of 73 sections terminating in a ring. L: 49cm

Necklace
Gold necklace fragment with no weight given

Lozenge
Gold lozenge: L.: 5.1cm.

Lozenge
Gold lozenge, similar to No. 9.

Amulet
A jet amulet.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

NEUVILLE-SUR-AIN

Containers belonging to this hoard

A grey coarseware vessel

Objects belonging to this hoard

References

Twitter

Facebook

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire