HAMÂ

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Location

City

Hama

County

Region

Country

Syria

Ancient place

Epiphaneia

Lat/Long/Alt

35.141 / 36.755 / 287.43 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

Found at Kefr Nebudi near Hamâ.

Information

5327

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/5327

Hoard name

HAMÂ

Alternative names

Kefr Nebudi, Kafr Nebudi

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Total number of coins

599

Summary

A hoard of 593 eastern antoniniani, extending from Philip I to the end of the reign of Valerian, and 6 tetradrachms of Antioch dating from Philip I to Trebonianus Gallus, found in the neighbourhood of Hamâ in the 1930's.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Disposition

Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen
Closing reign (earliest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (earliest)

259
Closing reign (latest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (latest)

260
Opening year (earliest)

244
Opening year (latest)

249
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Rating comment

The diameter, die axis and weights of individual coins are not recorded.
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Uncertain
Period

Uncertain
End period

Uncertain

References

Reference

Carson, R. A. G. - 1967 - The Hamâ hoard and the Eastern mints of Valerian and Gallienus.

W. E. Metcalf dataset, updated by M. Spoerri (Oct. 2018) and R. Bennett (March 2019)

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