EASTERN TURKEY

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Turkey

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38.964 / 35.243 / 1220.33 view

Find spot comment

The findspot is described as 'south-east Turkey.'

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4843

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/4843

Hoard name

EASTERN TURKEY

Alternative names

Eastern Hoard

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

(to)

1966

Total number of coins

2711

Summary

This hoard, found in south-east Turkey, was seen in trade (London) and comprised 1,911 coins that were published by Bendall in 1966: 1,833 denarii and 78 radiates from the Republic and Augustus to Trajan Decius (AD 251). After publication, another 800 coins appeared in trade that must have belonged to the same hoard. A list by emperors but without further references is given by Bendall p. 170.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Closing reign (earliest)

Trajan Decius
Terminal year (earliest)

249
Closing reign (latest)

Trajan Decius
Terminal year (latest)

251
Opening year (earliest)

-90
Opening year (latest)

-90
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Good
Rating comment

800 coins were only listed by emperors, the others by RIC references.
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Uncertain

Context

Uncertain

Period

Uncertain
End period

Uncertain

References

Reference

Bendall, S. - 1966 - An Eastern hoard of Roman Imperial silver

Ref

165-170

Comment

Bendall's original reference for the Republican denarii found in this hoard was for 663, this number is not recorded in the RRC.

Reference

Bland, R. - 2023 - The Coinage of Gordian III from the Mints of Antioch and Caesarea

Ref

pp. 466-7, Hoard C

P.Walton (2014); W.E. Metcalf dataset added by M. Spoerri (Sept. 2017), revised by R. Bennett (Aug-Sept. 2018). Bibliography updated, M. Spoerri (June 2024).

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