LE LANDIN

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Location

City

Le Landin

Address

Les Grands Fiefs

County

Eure

Region

Normandie

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

49.414 / 0.793 / 133.5 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

The hoard was found close to the edge of the Brotonne forest

Information

5788

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/5788

Hoard name

LE LANDIN

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Total number of coins

408

Summary

The hoard comprised a copper-alloy vessel of oenochoe type, filled with 400 silver and billon coins (radiates) of the third century AD, all well preserved. Rever notes a Divo Antonino issue, from the Divi series of antoniniani (radiates), 6 coins of Mariniana and 1 related to the consecration of Valerian II. According to Gervais, the hoard comprised issues of Gordian III to Claudius II.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Musée de Sainte-Marie, France
Closing reign (earliest)

Claudius II
Terminal year (earliest)

268
Closing reign (latest)

Claudius II
Terminal year (latest)

270
Opening year (earliest)

238
Opening year (latest)

244
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

The hoard was found in the foundations of the Roman villa. Traces of burning were evident.
Site class

Rural

Context

Villa

Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze oenochoe

Objects belonging to this hoard

Bracelet
A gold bracelet weighing 132g and measuring 47mm in thickness and between 86 and 89mm in diameter. It is openwork in design (opus interrasile) and decorated with two bands of guilloche beading,

Necklace
A gold filigree necklace with a gold capsule or little bell

Necklace
A gold bulla type necklace with accompanying gold chain.

Finger ring
Two silver finger rings with blue paste settings

Finger ring
A silver finger ring

Jewellery
A jewellery fragment made from 'jayet' - jet?

References

Reference

Unpublished

Comment

Rever, F. (1817) Manuscript notes on Landin in the Archives of the Departement of Eure, fonds de la Soc. Libre dossier S.L. 154, fo. 1229 and 2206, letter of 13.01.1817

Reference

Denis, C.-F. - 1811 - Le Narrateur de la Meuse

Ref

362

Comment

No. 574 (sic. For 575)

Reference

Gervais, C.-R. - 1864 - Musée de la Société des Antiquaires de Normandie. Catalogue et description des objets d'art de l'Antiquité, du Moyen Age, etc…exposés au Musée

Ref

56, 62, 69

Comment

No. 244 (discusses vessel and a note regarding the find); Nos. 291-293 (necklace and jewellery); No. 330 (Coins)

Reference

Leclerc de Pulligny, F.-A. - 1879 - L'art préhistorique dans l'Ouest et notament en Haute-Normandie

Ref

114-115

Reference

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

Ref

no. 388

Reference

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

Ref

27-28

Reference

Coutil, L. - 1925 - Archéologie gauloise, gallo-romaine, franque et carolingienne: département de l'Eure. Arrondissement de Pont-Audemer. V

Ref

94-95

Comment

Disassociates bracelet from rest of hoard; engravings of bracelet and much of the jewellery

Reference

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

Ref

no. 1147

Reference

Doranlo, R.-E. - 1956 - La cachette monétaire romaine de Douvres

Ref

no. 6

Reference

Lequoy, M.-C. - 1975 - La forêt de Brotonne à la époque gallo-romaine

Ref

103-106

Reference

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

Ref

133

Comment

No 40 with note 17 (cf. p. 142)

Reference

TAF IV

Ref

46 (Eure)

Updated by C. Gazdac (May 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

LE LANDIN

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze oenochoe

Objects belonging to this hoard

Bracelet
A gold bracelet weighing 132g and measuring 47mm in thickness and between 86 and 89mm in diameter. It is openwork in design (opus interrasile) and decorated with two bands of guilloche beading,

Necklace
A gold filigree necklace with a gold capsule or little bell

Necklace
A gold bulla type necklace with accompanying gold chain.

Finger ring
Two silver finger rings with blue paste settings

Finger ring
A silver finger ring

Jewellery
A jewellery fragment made from 'jayet' - jet?

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

LE LANDIN

Containers belonging to this hoard

Objects belonging to this hoard

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