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LE LANGON

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Location

City

Le Langon

County

Vendée

Region

Pays de Loire

Country

France

Ancient place

Le Langon

Lat/Long/Alt

46.437 / -0.951 / 8.78 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

ID

5975

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/5975

Hoard name

LE LANGON

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

9 Jan 1863

Total number of coins

8500

Summary

The hoard comprised a black ceramic jug containing 8,500 coins (22kg). A list of types that would interest collectors was produced. Fillon notes that coins of Gallienus, Victorinus, Tetricus I and Claudius II made up the majority of the hoard and that were about 20 coins of Aurelian. There was a radiate of Victorinus with a IOVI CONSERVATORI reverse copying an issue of Aurelian in that it reproduced the officina mark P for Milan. The hoard was found by a farmer in his field. The vessel was kept in the Collection de Rouchebrune. Fillon bought the coins for the Soc. Antiq. Ouest.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Finder(s)

Farmer
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (earliest)

271
Closing reign (latest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (latest)

274
Opening year (earliest)

253
Opening year (latest)

260
Coin-level data

Not available

Fetching coin data

Fetching coin data

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Jug

A black ceramic jug with handle.

References

Reference (string)

TAF III. 13 (La Vendée); BSAO 10 (1862-1864) 1er trim. 1863, p. 197; MSAO 28, 1863, p. 37

Reference

Fillon, B. - 1863 - Le Langon

Comment

20.01.1863, p. 2-4

Reference

Fillon, B. - 1864 - L'art de terre chez les Poitevins ; suivi d'une Etude sur l'ancienneté de la fabrication du verre en Poitou

Ref

18, 22

Comment

[engraving of Victorinus]

Reference

Fillon, B. - 1867 - Le Langon, Veluire et Poiré

Ref

12-15

Reference

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

Ref

no. 582

Reference

Giard, J.-B. - 1969 - La monnaie locale en Gaule à la fin du IIIe siècle, reflet de la vie économique

Ref

8

Comment

Pl. II, no. 13 [photo of coin of Victorinus with reverse of Aurelian]

Reference

Lafaurie, J. - 1975 - L'Empire gaulois. Apport de la numismatique

Ref

965; no. 301

Comment

no. 301

Reference

Ref

13 (Vendée)

References updated by M. Spoerri (June 2018). Updated by C. Gazdac (Feb. 2020).