FAMARS 1824 A

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Location

City

Famars

County

Nord

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Ancient place

Fanum Martis

Lat/Long/Alt

50.309 / 3.526 / 77.51 view

Location details

Centred on field

Information

5547

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/5547

Hoard name

FAMARS 1824 A

Alternative names

FAMARS B; FANUM MARTIS; FANVM MARTIS

Data type

Hoard?

Date of discovery (from)

25 Sep 1824

Total number of coins

9955

Summary

Associated with Famars 1823, 1824 B-D. Three hoards were found in copper-alloy vessels, comprising 3920, 2658 and 3377 silver coins respectively, from Augustus to Constantine I as Caesar.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Archaeological site
Comment

Archaeological excavations in the courtyard of the bath complex
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetrarchy (RIC VI)
Terminal year (earliest)

295
Closing reign (latest)

Tetrarchy (RIC VI)
Terminal year (latest)

306
Opening year (earliest)

-27
Opening year (latest)

14
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Good

Site comment

Found at the foot of a wall and close to a large quantity of carbonised grain.
Recovery method

Excavation
Site class

Military

Context

Bath house

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

Round (containing 3920 coins)

Vessel

An elongated form 'plus allongés' containing 2658 coins

Vessel

An elongated form containing 3377 coins

References

Reference

Blanchet, A. - 1900 - Les trésors de monnaies romaines et les invasions germaniques de la Gaule

Ref

no. 7

Reference

Bastien, P. and Huvelin, H. - 1963 - La trouvaille d'antoniniani de Famars

Ref

164

Reference

Beaussart, P. - 1980 - Les thermes gallo-romains de Famars d'apres les fouilles anciennes

Ref

818

Reference

TAF II

Ref

41B

Updated by C. Gazdac (June 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

FAMARS 1824 A

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

Round (containing 3920 coins)

Vessel

An elongated form 'plus allongés' containing 2658 coins

Vessel

An elongated form containing 3377 coins

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

FAMARS 1824 A

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

Round (containing 3920 coins)

Vessel

An elongated form 'plus allongés' containing 2658 coins

Vessel

An elongated form containing 3377 coins

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire