REGGIO EMILIA

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Location

City

Reggio Emilia

Address

Galleria (Piazza) Cavour

County

Reggio Emilia

Region

Emilia-Romagna

Country

Italy

Ancient place

Regium Lepidum

Lat/Long/Alt

44.700051 / 10.62988 / 66.98 view

Location details

Centred on field

Information

4620

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/4620

Hoard name

REGGIO EMILIA

Alternative names

Regium Lepidum

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

8 Oct 1957

Total number of coins

Summary

60 solidi in a lead vessel: Marcian - Zeno (c. AD 490); gold weight: 267g. Includes jewellery of antique and Ostrogothic origin, as well as silverware. A brief list of contents is provided by Bierbrauer: one fibula; one onion brooch; eight earrings (singles and pairs); three neck chains; 12 decorative rings; two monogram rings; one wedding ring; one cross pendant; one belt tongue; two silver plates; 84 pearls.

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Discovery method

Building work
Discovery depth (m)

5
Land Use

Built over
Disposition

Museo Civico, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Comment

Earthworks in the area of the former building Caminati, in Piazza Cavour, nowadays Galleria Cavour.
Closing reign (earliest)

Zeno
Terminal year (earliest)

490
Closing reign (latest)

Zeno
Terminal year (latest)

490
Opening year (earliest)

450
Opening year (latest)

457
Coin-level data

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

Found hidden in a lead pipe (‘Bleiröhre’), the opening of which was sealed by a silver plate (Bierbrauer 1974).
Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Urban

Context

Uncertain