UZITA

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Location

City

Manzil Harb [منزل حرب]

County

Monastir [المنستير]

Region

Country

Tunisia

Ancient place

Uzita

Lat/Long/Alt

35.687 / 10.754 / 12.94 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

Location obtained from Pelagios.org.

Information

5368

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/5368

Hoard name

UZITA

Alternative names

UZITTA; HENCHIR EL MEKKHARREB; HENCHIR EL MAKREBA; HENCHIR EL MAKRCEB

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Sep 1972

Total number of coins

Summary

64 denarii found with a ceramic vessel in a Roman Villa: Republic - Augustus (Lugdunum, 2 BC - 4 AD).

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Archaeological site
Comment

Found during the Dutch-Tunisian Archaeological excavations
Closing reign (earliest)

Augustus
Terminal year (earliest)

-2
Closing reign (latest)

Augustus
Terminal year (latest)

4
Opening year (earliest)

-119
Opening year (latest)

-119
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

Roman town and bishopric centre.
Associated features

Found under a mosaic floor.
Site class

Urban

Context

Villa

Depositional context

Floor

Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

'Pot'

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Reference

CHRRO

Ref

http://numismatics.org/chrr/id/UZI

References

Reference

Van der Vin, J.P.A. - 1996 - Schatvondst Uzita-1972

Ref

21-50

Reference

Salama, Pierre - 2002 - La chasse aux trésors dans le Maghreb classique

Ref

1994

Comment

Inv. 67

Reference

Salama, Pierre, and Besombes, Paul-André - 2002 - Le trésor de deniers d'Aïn Témouchent et ses "satellites" dans l'Afrique romaine.

Ref

185-222

Comment

Inv. 29

Updated by C. Gazdac (June 2018; Dec. 2019).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

UZITA

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

'Pot'

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

UZITA

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

'Pot'

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
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