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KARANIS VICINITY 1974

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Location

City

Kom Aushim [كوم أوشيم]

County

Region

Faiyum [الفيوم]

Country

Egypt

Ancient place

Karanis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karanis

Lat/Long/Alt

29.51975 / 30.90196 / -4.87 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

ID

4328

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/4328

Hoard name

KARANIS VICINITY 1974

Alternative names

Kôm Washim; Kom Aushim; كوم أوشيم

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1974

Total number of coins

29

Summary

A hoard of at least 29 solidi (Constantius II - Valens), found in the vicinity of Karanis in 1974. Most coins date to between 364 to 367.

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Coins
Rating
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Objects
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Credit

Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Desert
Disposition

Museum of Kom Ushim, Egypt; Photothèque of the French School at Athens (photos)
Closing reign (earliest)

Valens
Terminal year (earliest)

367
Closing reign (latest)

Valens
Terminal year (latest)

375
Opening year (earliest)

350
Opening year (latest)

354
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Context

Uncertain

References

Reference

Arce, J. - 1987 - A solidus hoard from the vicinity of Karanis

Comment

with description of coins, but not many RIC references.

Reference

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

Ref

table 4, no. 196

Reference

Ford, M. - 2000 - The coin hoards of late Roman/early Byzantine Egypt from the reform of Diocletianus to the reform of Anastasius, AD 294-491

Ref

AU 1, p. 338-339

Reference

Noeske, H.-C. - 2000 - Münzfunde aus Ägypten I: die Münzfunde des ägyptischen Pilgerzentrums Abu Mina und die Vergleichsfunde aus den Diocesen Aegyptus und Oriens vom 4.-8. Jh. n. Chr.

Ref

vol. II, pp. 258-259

Comment

with RIC references.

Reference

Noeske, H.-C. - 2006 - Münzfunde aus Ägypten II. Die griechisch-römischen Münzfunde aus dem Fayum

Ref

273-5

Existing dataset updated by M. Spoerri (Nov. 2021 / June 2022 / Nov. 2023). Updated by C. Gazdac (May 2022).