HOSTUN

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Location

City

Hostun

County

Drôme

Region

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

45.036 / 5.21 / 297.23 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

The hoard was found in a field in front of the house of Wilfrid Ferrand.

Information

6371

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/6371

Hoard name

HOSTUN

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Aug 1879

Total number of coins

930

Summary

The hoard comprised a ceramic vessel containing 930 Continental Iron Age silver coins. It was found hidden under a large stone slab.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Closing reign (earliest)

Uncertain (non Roman)
Terminal year (earliest)

-100
Closing reign (latest)

Uncertain (non Roman)
Terminal year (latest)

-1
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The ceramic vessel was broken

Stone slab

The vessel containing the hoard was hidden under a large stone slab in the shape of an oblong.

References

Reference

Nugues, A. - 1880 - (Hostun)

Ref

204

Reference

De La Sizeranne, F. - 1882 - (Hostun)

Ref

146-181

Reference

Vallier, G. - 1882 - Trouvaille d'Hostun (Drôme)

Ref

5-91

Comment

Pl. I-IV

Reference

Serrure, C.-A. - 1896 - (Hostun)

Ref

391

Reference

Blanchet, A. - 1905 - Traité des monnaies gauloises

Ref

553-554; no. 61

Reference

Sautel, J. - 1957 - Carte archéologique de la Gaule romaine, XI. Département de la Drôme

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100; no. 122

Reference

Scheers, S. - 1969 - Les monnaies de la Gaule inspirées de celles de la République romaine

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79; no. 15

Reference

Deroc, A. and Vian, P.-C. - 1971 - Les monnaies gauloises d'argent de la vallée du Rhône

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Comment

cf. p. 84

Reference

Colbert de Beaulieu, J.-B. - 1973 - Traité de numismatique celtique 1. Méthodologie des ensembles

Ref

313

Comment

Note 608

Reference

Richard, J.-C. - 1979 - (Hostun)

Ref

214

Reference

Deroc, A. - 1983 - Les monnaies gauloises d'argent de la vallée du Rhône

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Comment

cf. p. 8 and p. 60, table 4

Reference

Rémy, B. - 1985 - Les dépôts monétaires antiques du département de la Drôme

Ref

218; no. 19

Reference

TAF V.1

Ref

no. 21 (Drôme)

P. Walton (2014). Updated by C. Gazdac (July 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

HOSTUN

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The ceramic vessel was broken

Stone slab

The vessel containing the hoard was hidden under a large stone slab in the shape of an oblong.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

HOSTUN

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The ceramic vessel was broken

Stone slab

The vessel containing the hoard was hidden under a large stone slab in the shape of an oblong.

References

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire