AMIENS 1987

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Location

City

Amiens

Address

rue des Jacobins

County

Somme

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Ancient place

Samarobriva Ambianorum

Lat/Long/Alt

49.891 / 2.3 / 39.97 view

Location details

Centred on field

Information

5240

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/5240

Hoard name

AMIENS 1987

Alternative names

Amiens XIII

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1987

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard was found in the foundation trench of a Gallo-Roman wall. It comprised 43 denarii from Vitellius to Marcus Aurelius as Caesar (AD 148/149). It may originally have been placed in a small box, as fragments of copper-alloy scrap were found in association with the coins.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Built over
Closing reign (earliest)

Antoninus Pius
Terminal year (earliest)

148
Closing reign (latest)

Antoninus Pius
Terminal year (latest)

149
Opening year (earliest)

69
Opening year (latest)

69
Coin-level data

Entered

Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

The hoard was found in the foundation trench for a Gallo-Roman wall.
Site class

Urban

Context

Uncertain structure

Depositional context

Wall

Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Box

The hoard may have been placed in a wooden box as fragments of copper-alloy scrap, perhaps box fittings were found in association with the coins.

References

Reference

Foucray, B. - 1990 - Amiens 13. Un trésor de deniers rue des Jacobins

Ref

11-17

Reference

TAF VIII.1

Ref

p. 20, no. 20

W.E. Metcalf dataset, uploaded by J. Mairat (Nov. 2015); P. Walton (June 2016); updated by W. Christofi (July 2019).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

AMIENS 1987

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Box

The hoard may have been placed in a wooden box as fragments of copper-alloy scrap, perhaps box fittings were found in association with the coins.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

AMIENS 1987

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Box

The hoard may have been placed in a wooden box as fragments of copper-alloy scrap, perhaps box fittings were found in association with the coins.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire