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HJÄRPESTAD

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Location

City

Hjärpestad

County

Öland

Region

Götaland

Country

Sweden

Lat/Long/Alt

56.902148 / 16.79979 / 14 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

ID

4598

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/4598

Hoard name

HJÄRPESTAD

Alternative names

HJÄRPESTAD II

Data type

Group of single finds

Date of discovery (from)

Total number of coins

13

Summary

tpq c.474. Gold: 13 coins; Gold weight: 58.5 g. Found with various gold and silver objects at different times but in same field.

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Objects
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Credit

Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Swedish History Museum, Stockholm (inv.nos. 18286, 18620, 18621, 18983)
Closing reign (earliest)

Leo I
Terminal year (earliest)

457
Closing reign (latest)

Leo I
Terminal year (latest)

474
Opening year (earliest)

395
Opening year (latest)

423
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Uncertain

Context

Uncertain

Objects belonging to this hoard

Gold object
Various gold objects

Silver objects
Various silver objects

References

Fagerlie, J.M. - 1967 - Late Roman and Byzantine solidi found in Sweden and Denmark

Ref

189, no. 86

Reference

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

Ref

table 4, no. 250

Reference

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

Ref

no. 1687

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