AMATHUS 1950

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Location

City

Amathus

County

Limassol

Region

Country

Cyprus

Ancient place

Amathous
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amathus

Lat/Long/Alt

34.71 / 33.128 / 24.21 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

6239

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/6239

Hoard name

AMATHUS 1950

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1950

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard comprised 10 tetradrachms and didrachms from Vespasian to Domitian.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Closing reign (earliest)

Vespasian
Terminal year (earliest)

69
Closing reign (latest)

Vespasian
Terminal year (latest)

79
Opening year (earliest)

69
Opening year (latest)

79
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Urban

Context

Uncertain

References

Reference

Vlamis, B. E. - 1974 - Hoards of Cypriot coins found in Cyprus

Ref

77, 141

Reference

1976 - Coin Hoards: volume II

Ref

p. 36, no. 137a

Comment

tetr and didr, Vesp. to Domitian

Reference

RPC II

Ref

p. 261

Comment

2 denarii, 2 Cypriot didrachms, 6 Cypriot tetradrachms from the reign of Vespasian.

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