SFAX 1

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Location

City

Sfax [صفاقس]

County

Sfax [صفاقس]

Region

Country

Tunisia

Ancient place

Taparura

Lat/Long/Alt

34.738 / 10.758 / 3.99 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

5375

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/5375

Hoard name

SFAX 1

Alternative names

TAPARURA; SFAX I; صفاقس

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Total number of coins

4349

Summary

The hoard comprised a pot containing 4,349 nummi ending with issues of the House of Valentinian (AD 364-375).

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Musée National du Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia
Closing reign (earliest)

House of Valentinian
Terminal year (earliest)

364
Closing reign (latest)

House of Valentinian
Terminal year (latest)

375
Opening year (earliest)

306
Opening year (latest)

361
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site comment

Taparura was a civitas, within Byzacena during the Roman Empire. The town was also an ancient Christian bishopric. (Wikipedia)
Site class

Urban

Context

Uncertain

Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The container is described as a 'pot'.

References

Reference

Salama, P. - L'empereur Maxence et les provinces africaines

Ref

209

Reference

Evers, J.H. - 1968 - Twee Tunesische muntvondsten

Ref

19-25

Comment

Inv. A

Reference

Evers, J.H. - 1968 - Twee Tunesische muntvondsten

Ref

19-27

Reference

1979 - Coin Hoards: volume V

Ref

p. 60, no. 196

Reference

Salama, P., and Callu, J.-P. - 1990 - L'approvisionnement monétaire des provinces africaines au IVe siècle.

Ref

112-113

Comment

Inv. 24

Updated by C. Gazdac (January 2019).

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of the Roman Empire

SFAX 1

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The container is described as a 'pot'.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

SFAX 1

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The container is described as a 'pot'.

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