LE BERNARD

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Location

City

Le Bernard

County

Vendée

Region

Pays de la Loire

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

46.438604 / -1.468605 / 24 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

5993

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/5993

Hoard name

LE BERNARD

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

22 Apr 1872

(to)

10 May 1872

Total number of coins

231

Summary

The hoard was found during the excavation of 21 'puits funéraire' at Troussepoil and comprised 231 brass coins (sestertii?). Close to the hoard, 3 broken black ceramic jugs were excavated, two of which were filled with ashes and funeral pyre debris. Baudry thought that the coins had originally been placed in the jugs, but that hypothesis is not certain. The hoard was discovered during the excavation of 21 'puits funéraire' of Troussepoil.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Discovery depth (m)

9-10.75
Land Use

Archaeological site
Closing reign (earliest)

Trajan Decius
Terminal year (earliest)

249
Closing reign (latest)

Trajan Decius
Terminal year (latest)

251
Opening year (earliest)

98
Opening year (latest)

117
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Date of excavation (from)

1872
Date of excavation (to)

1872
Site comment

The hoard was found in a niche situated next to three black ceramic jugs, two of which contained ashes and pyre debris.
Site class

Rural

Context

Cemetery

Depositional context

Grave

Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Objects belonging to this hoard

Cremation vessel
In association with the hoard, were three black ceramic jugs. These were broken but it was clear that they originally contained ashes and pyre debris. Baudry thought the coins were deposited inside these jugs, but that hypothesis is not certain.

References

Reference

Baudry, F. - 1872 - (Le Bernard)

Ref

142-143

Reference

Baudry, F. - 1873 - Puits funéraires gallo-romains du Bernard (Vendée)

Ref

186

Comment

[approximately 250 coins; Philippe added to the list in 1872]

Reference

Baudry, F. - 1874 - Découverte de vingt-unieme du puits funéraire du Bernard (Vendée)

Ref

234-235

Reference

TAF III

Ref

34 (La Vendée)

Updated by C. Gazdac (Apr. 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

LE BERNARD

Data not added to the map

Objects belonging to this hoard

Cremation vessel
In association with the hoard, were three black ceramic jugs. These were broken but it was clear that they originally contained ashes and pyre debris. Baudry thought the coins were deposited inside these jugs, but that hypothesis is not certain.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

LE BERNARD

Data not added to the map

Objects belonging to this hoard

Cremation vessel In association with the hoard, were three black ceramic jugs. These were broken but it was clear that they originally contained ashes and pyre debris. Baudry thought the coins were deposited inside these jugs, but that hypothesis is not certain.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Cremation vessel
In association with the hoard, were three black ceramic jugs. These were broken but it was clear that they originally contained ashes and pyre debris. Baudry thought the coins were deposited inside these jugs, but that hypothesis is not certain.