CAESAREA 1972

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Location

City

Kayseri

County

Kayseri

Region

İç Anadolu Bölgesi [Central Anatolia]

Country

Turkey

Ancient place

Caesarea in Cappadocia

Lat/Long/Alt

38.72 / 35.483 / 1056.48 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

The exact find-spot is unknown.

Information

6227

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/6227

Hoard name

CAESAREA 1972

Alternative names

Kayseri II

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1972

Total number of coins

Summary

A hoard composed of 1 denarius of Tiberius and at least 61 didrachms and drachms of Caesarea ranging in date from Tiberius to Claudius I.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

dispersed
Comment

A file is available from the BM and CH I, p. 32, fig 11. shows 20 of the specimens.
Closing reign (earliest)

Claudius I
Terminal year (earliest)

43
Closing reign (latest)

Claudius I
Terminal year (latest)

48
Opening year (earliest)

17
Opening year (latest)

32
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Good
Rating comment

Files are kept at the British Museum.
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Uncertain

Context

Uncertain

References

Reference

1975 - Coin Hoards: volume I

Ref

p. 32, no. 116

Comment

Fig. 11 shows photos of 20 coins belonging to the hoard.

Reference

RPC I

Ref

p. 550-1

Reference

Bland, R. - 1996 - The Bronze Coinage of Gordian III from Caesarea in Cappadocia

Ref

p. 65 (a)

Revised by R. Bennett (Feb. 2017). RPC reference added by M. Spoerri and data updated (Aug. 2022 / Oct. 2024).

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