BIACHE-SAINT-VAAST 1953

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Location

City

Biache-Saint-Vaast

County

Pas-de-Calais

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

50.312 / 2.944 / 48.9 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

In the marshes close to Scarpe.

Information

5595

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/5595

Hoard name

BIACHE-SAINT-VAAST 1953

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1953

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard comprised 80 silver coins and some bronze, probably denarii and antoniniani (radiates). The names given are 'Antoninus, Faustina, Gordian, Philip, Decius, Etruscilla and Valerian.' The later issues were the most numerous.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Wetlands
Closing reign (earliest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (earliest)

253
Closing reign (latest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (latest)

260
Opening year (earliest)

138
Opening year (latest)

161
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Context

Temple or shrine

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The vessel was sealed with a plate of copper alloy

References

Reference

TAF II

Ref

no. 13 (Pas-de-Calais)

P. Walton (2015); uploaded by J. Mairat (Nov. 2015). Updated by C. Gazdac (Sep. 2020, Aug. 2024).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

BIACHE-SAINT-VAAST 1953

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The vessel was sealed with a plate of copper alloy

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

BIACHE-SAINT-VAAST 1953

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The vessel was sealed with a plate of copper alloy

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire