HOUDAINS-LEZ-BAVAY

Download CSV:

Location

City

Houdains-lez-Bavay

County

Nord

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

50.3162 / 3.7848 / 108.04 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

5557

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/5557

Hoard name

HOUDAINS-LEZ-BAVAY

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1873

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard comprised 15kg of bronze coinage found with a large bronze vessel cover by a tile. Found in the brickworks. Among the issuers: Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus, Lucilla, Faustina (?)

Details
Coins Summary
Coins
Rating
Archaeological context
Containers
Objects
References
Reports
Images
Credit

Discovery method

Building work
Closing reign (earliest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (earliest)

161
Terminal year (latest)

180
Coin-level data

Not available

Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Containers belonging to this hoard

Copper alloy vessel

Cover

Objects belonging to this hoard

Plate
A decorated silver plate was also found. This passed into the Dutuit collection although it is not clear whether it was part of the hoard.

References

Reference (string)

Tordeuax, E. (1869-1876) MSAA 3, p. 57; Rigeaux, H. BCHN 13, 1874-1876, p. 5; Froehner, W. Collection Auguste Dutuit, Paris, 1907, p. 83 and pl. 111, no. 121

Reference

Rigaux, H. - 1877 - Travaux. - Communications

Ref

Reference

Fröhner, W. - 1897 - Collection Auguste Dutuit. 1e série, bronzes antiques, or et argent, ivoires, verres et sculptures en pierre [et inscription]

Ref

83; no. 121

Reference

Lapauze, H. - 1907 - Catalogue sommaire des collections Dutuit : notice historique sur les frères Dutuit

Ref

89; no. 174

Updated by C. Gazdac (June 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

HOUDAINS-LEZ-BAVAY

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Copper alloy vessel

Cover

Objects belonging to this hoard

Plate
A decorated silver plate was also found. This passed into the Dutuit collection although it is not clear whether it was part of the hoard.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

HOUDAINS-LEZ-BAVAY

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Copper alloy vessel

Cover

Objects belonging to this hoard

Plate A decorated silver plate was also found. This passed into the Dutuit collection although it is not clear whether it was part of the hoard.

References

Twitter

Facebook

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Plate
A decorated silver plate was also found. This passed into the Dutuit collection although it is not clear whether it was part of the hoard.