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MORANCÉ

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Location

City

Saint-Pierre

County

Rhône

Region

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

45.89 / 4.687 / 289.58 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

ID

6323

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/6323

Hoard name

MORANCÉ

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1884

Total number of coins

1800

Summary

The hoard comprised a copper-alloy jug containing more than 1,800 coins, mostly of Diocletian and Maximian. According to Derriaz, there were a few issues from the mint of Rome, with the remainder being mint of Lyon issues. The jug was acquired by the Musée de la Civilisation gallo-romaine, Lyon (Inv. Br. 208)

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Credit

Discovery method

Building work
Land Use

Built over
Finder(s)

Mr. Presle
Comment

The hoard was found by M. Presle, while demolishing an old wall.
Closing reign (earliest)

Diocletian (RIC V)
Terminal year (earliest)

293
Closing reign (latest)

Diocletian (RIC V)
Terminal year (latest)

293
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Jug

A pear-shaped jug with a rounded body and ringed neck. It measured 26cm in height. It is now in the Musée de la Civilisation gallo-romaine, Lyon (Inv. Br. 208)

References

Reference

Steyert, A. - 1895 - Nouvelle histoire de Lyon

Ref

463

Comment

Fig. 625-633

Reference

Audin, A. - 1953 - (Morancé)

Ref

65

Reference

Audin, A. - 1956 - Essai sur la topographie de Lugdunum

Ref

63

Reference

Boucher, S. and Tassinari, S. - 1976 - Musée de la Civilisation Gallo-romaine à Lyon: Bronze antiques

Ref

151-152

Comment

No. 193 and fig.

Reference

Walker, S. - 1981 - L'habitat rural dans la région Rhône-Loire (1er siècle av. J.-C. - Ve siècle ap. J.-C.)

Ref

195

Reference

Walker, S. - 1981 - La campagne lyonnaise du 1er siècle av. J.C. jusqu'au 5e siècle ap. J.-C.

Ref

314

Reference

Walker, S. - 1981 - The third century in the Lyon region

Ref

329

Comment

(cf. p. 341, no. 18)

Reference

Ref

no. 18 (Rhône)

P. Walton (2015). Updated by C. Gazdac (July 2020).