PARIS - "DANTON" 1927

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Location

City

Paris

Address

91 Saint-Michel Ave

County

Paris

Region

Île-de-France

Country

France

Ancient place

Lutetia

Lat/Long/Alt

48.844871 / 2.339683 / 52.9 view

Location details

Centred on field

Information

6268

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Hoard name

PARIS - "DANTON" 1927

Alternative names

DANTON; PARIS V (QUARTIER VAL-DE-GRÂCE)

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Jun 1927

Total number of coins

142

Summary

142 coins in two vessels containing 71 sestertii from Titus to Septimius Severus and 71 antoniniani (radiates) from Gordian III to Gallienus. Only 54 were recovered and studied: 30 sestertii, 24 antoniniani (radiates).

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Discovery method

Building work
Land Use

Built over
Finder(s)

Workers
Comment

During the construction works for the Danton telephone center.
Closing reign (earliest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (earliest)

253
Closing reign (latest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (latest)

260
Opening year (earliest)

79
Opening year (latest)

81
Coin-level data

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Rating comment

52 coins can be entered at coin data level
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

In Roman time, the place was a military camp. The hoard was found in a layer of fire.
Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Military

Context

Fort

Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel A

Black coarse. Vessel A was broken and contained sestertii from Titus to Septimius Severus

Ceramic vessel B

Black coarse. Vessel B was broken and contained radiates from Gordian III to Gallienus

References

Reference

Gaillard, L. - 1979 - Un trésor de monnaies romaines du IIIe siecle provenant des terrassement du Central téléphonique Danton (91, bd. Saint-Michel), faits en 1927

Ref

486-489

Reference

TAF IX

Ref

no. 10

Updated by C. Gazdac (August 2020).

Coin Hoards
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PARIS - "DANTON" 1927

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel A

Black coarse. Vessel A was broken and contained sestertii from Titus to Septimius Severus

Ceramic vessel B

Black coarse. Vessel B was broken and contained radiates from Gordian III to Gallienus

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

PARIS - "DANTON" 1927

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel A

Black coarse. Vessel A was broken and contained sestertii from Titus to Septimius Severus

Ceramic vessel B

Black coarse. Vessel B was broken and contained radiates from Gordian III to Gallienus

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Coin Hoards
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