KESSEL

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Location

City

Kessel

County

Kreis Kleve

Region

Nordrhein-Westfalen

Country

Germany

Lat/Long/Alt

51.70727 / 6.0755 / 15 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

4252

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/4252

Hoard name

KESSEL

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

7 Jun 1935

(to)

6 Aug 1935

Total number of coins

Summary

Three late Roman gold coins (Constantine I - Magnentius), found in relative close proximity (20 meters) at the same location from June to August 1935, along the river Niers during drainage work.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Land Use

Open fresh water
Closing reign (earliest)

Magnentius
Terminal year (earliest)

350
Closing reign (latest)

Magnentius
Terminal year (latest)

353
Opening year (earliest)

335
Opening year (latest)

336
Coin-level data

Entered

Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Fair

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring
A gold finger ring, no further details recorded.

References

Reference

Bland, R. - 1997 - Changing patterns of hoards of precious metal coins in the late Empire

Ref

table 4, no. 67

Reference

FMRD VI 3.4

Ref

3171, p. 320

Existing dataset updated by M. Spoerri (Nov. 2021).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

KESSEL

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring
A gold finger ring, no further details recorded.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

KESSEL

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring A gold finger ring, no further details recorded.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Finger ring
A gold finger ring, no further details recorded.