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ACQUIGNY

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Location

City

Acquigny

County

Eure

Region

Normandie

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

49.173195 / 1.182376 / 19.98 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

In the Saint-Herpin wood.

Information

ID

5753

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/5753

Hoard name

ACQUIGNY

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

25 Nov 1908

Total number of coins

1859

Summary

The hoard comprised a greyware vessel or 'olla' containing approximately 2,000 antoniniani (radiates) or nummi, of which 1863 were recorded by Léon Coutil. The hoard was found in a gravel quarry at the edge of the road to Bacqupuis, close to two ancient wells.

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Discovery method

Other chance find
Discovery depth (m)

0.6
Land Use

Mineral extraction
Finder(s)

Victor Bourée
Closing reign (earliest)

House of Constantine (RIC VIII)
Terminal year (earliest)

296
Closing reign (latest)

House of Constantine (RIC VIII)
Terminal year (latest)

297
Opening year (earliest)

253
Opening year (latest)

260
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

The hoard was found near two ancient wells.
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

vessel

A grey ware vessel or 'olla' measuring 0.18m in height

References

Reference

Anonymous - 1907 - Découverte a Acquigny de monnaies romaines du Bas-Empire

Ref

60-61

Reference

Blanchet, A. - 1909 - Chronique. Trouvailles (1)

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131; no. 5

Reference

Coutil, L. - 1909 - Le trésor gallo-romain d'Acquigny et les trésors de monnaies romaines découverts dans le département de l'Eure

Reference

Coutil, L. - 1918 - Archéologie gauloise, gallo-romaine , franque et carolingienne » (arrondissement de Louviers) – notes complémentaires

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71-74

Reference

Coutil, L. - 1921 - Archéologie gauloise, gallo-romaine, franque et carolingienne de l'Eure: II. Arr. De Louviers

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277-280

Reference

Mathière, J. - 1925 - La civitas des Aulerci Eburovices à l'époque gallo-romaine

Ref

351

Comment

No. 26; cf. p. 239 et p. 301

Reference

Blanchet, A. - 1943 - Supplément manuscrit à Les trésors de monnaies romaines et les invasions germaniques en Gaule

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no. 1145

Reference

Loriot, X. - 1980 - Trésors de monnaies romaines découverts dans le département de l'Eure

Ref

126; no. 2

Reference

Ref

no. 2 (Eure)

Updated by C. Gazdac (July 2020).