BAVAY 1953

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Location

City

Bavay

Address

Grand'Rue

County

Nord

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Ancient place

Bagacum

Lat/Long/Alt

50.298 / 3.794 / 149.93 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

6274

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/6274

Hoard name

BAVAY 1953

Alternative names

Bavai; BAGACUM; BAGACVM

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1953

(to)

1953

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard comprised 8 dupondii, ranging from Titus to Gordian III (AD 241-244).

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Discovery method

Building work
Land Use

Built over
Closing reign (earliest)

Gordian III
Terminal year (earliest)

241
Closing reign (latest)

Gordian III
Terminal year (latest)

244
Opening year (earliest)

79
Opening year (latest)

81
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Excellent

Associated features

Ancient remains were found during reconstruction work on the house of M. Voisin, a butcher in Bavai, Grand'Rue.
Site class

Urban

Context

Uncertain

Period

Roman
End period

Roman

References

Reference

Gricourt, J. - 1960 - Pile de bronzes romains découverte à Bavai

Reference

Bastien, P. - 1978 - Trésors de la Gaule septentrionale. La circulation monétaire à la fin du IIIème et au début du IVème siècles

Ref

p. 791

P. Walton (2014); uploaded by J. Mairat (Nov. 2015); record edited by M. Spoerri (July 2019); Updated coin data level C. Gazdac (May 2020).

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