WESTERKAPPELN

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Location

City

Westerkappeln

County

Kreis Steinfurt

Region

Nordrhein-Westfalen / Regierungsbezirk Münster

Country

Germany

Lat/Long/Alt

52.315 / 7.882 / 69.02 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

4376

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/4376

Hoard name

WESTERKAPPELN

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1920

Total number of coins

Summary

A hoard of solidi (Constantine II - Valens), found in a pot on a farm while clearing scrub. The total quantity of coins is unclear, but one can assume a total of 50 coins.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Land Use

Other
Closing reign (earliest)

Valens
Terminal year (earliest)

364
Closing reign (latest)

Uncertain
Opening year (latest)

337
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Rating comment

Only 19 coins have been described.
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Fair

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

Objects belonging to this hoard

Gold ring
A large gold ring, 26 g.

Golden finger ring

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Reference

AFE

Ref

http://afe.dainst.org/findspot?afeid=1756

References

Reference

FMRD VI 4

Ref

4074 / p. 121

Reference

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

Reference

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

Ref

Table 4, no. 219

Coin level data G. Green (Oct. 2017). Data validated, M. Spoerri (June 2022).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

WESTERKAPPELN

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

Objects belonging to this hoard

Gold ring
A large gold ring, 26 g.

Golden finger ring

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

WESTERKAPPELN

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

Objects belonging to this hoard

Gold ring A large gold ring, 26 g.

Golden finger ring

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References

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Gold ring
A large gold ring, 26 g.