CHAERONEA

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Location

City

Chaeronea

County

Voiotía

Region

Central Greece

Country

Greece

Ancient place

Chaeronea

Lat/Long/Alt

38.4923 / 22.8419 / 169.23 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

5430

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/5430

Hoard name

CHAERONEA

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

2001

Total number of coins

Summary

A hoard of 10 antoniniani (Valerian I - Gallienus) found in a destruction deposit of a Roman villa 500 metres from Chaeronea.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Museum of Chaeronea
Closing reign (earliest)

Gallienus (sole)
Terminal year (earliest)

266
Closing reign (latest)

Gallienus (sole)
Terminal year (latest)

266
Opening year (earliest)

253
Opening year (latest)

260
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Good

Site comment

Found in a burnt layer, interpreted as a destruction deposit
Site class

Rural

Context

Villa

Depositional context

Destruction deposit

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bag

The coins were probably placed within a bag or purse, made from an organic material which has not survived.

References

Reference

Vlachogianni, E. - 2007 - Οι αποκρύψεις έκτακτης ανάγκης στην κυρίως Ελλάδα επί Γαλλιηνού (253-268 μ.Χ.) με αφορμή τον «θησαυρό» Χαιρώνεια/2001. Η Βοιωτία του α΄ μισού του 3ου αι. μ.Χ. και οι Έρουλοι

Ref

pp. 108-111 (cat.) and πιν 2, p. 158-9

Reference

Spoerri Butcher, M. and Casoli, A. - 2012 - Un trésor d'antoniniens trouvé à Érétrie (Eubée) en 2011 : Questions de circulation monétaire en Grèce au IIIe siècle ap. J.-C.

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p. 145, no. 14

Data collected by Sophia Kremydi – Athena Iakovidou, uploaded by J. Mairat (Nov. 2015). Updated by M. Spoerri (Sept. 2021).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

CHAERONEA

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Bag

The coins were probably placed within a bag or purse, made from an organic material which has not survived.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

CHAERONEA

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bag

The coins were probably placed within a bag or purse, made from an organic material which has not survived.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire