AUGST BL-INS. 9 1989

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Location

City

Augst

Address

Insulae 9

County

Augst

Region

Basel-Landschaft

Country

Switzerland

Ancient place

Col. Augusta Raurica
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_Raurica

Lat/Long/Alt

47.534 / 7.723 / 295.25 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

47.534262291; 7.723030475

Information

6414

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/6414

Hoard name

AUGST BL-INS. 9 1989

Alternative names

Ins. 9-10

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

15 Aug 1989

(to)

15 Aug 1989

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard (a purse) comprised 7 coins including 3 denarii, 1 quinarius, 1 dupondius and 2 asses, with a tpq of AD 41/42, found within a 2nd or 3rd century layer. The coins were corroded together in a single lump suggesting that they had originally been placed in a leather or textile purse or bag.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Disposition

Augusta Raurica
Closing reign (earliest)

Claudius I
Terminal year (earliest)

41
Closing reign (latest)

Claudius I
Terminal year (latest)

54
Opening year (earliest)

-80
Coin-level data

Entered

Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Excellent
Findspot rating

Excellent

Date of context (from)

100
Date of context (to)

300
Site class

Urban
Period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Purse

The coins were corroded together in a single lump suggesting that they had originally been placed in a textile or leather purse or bag.

References

Reference

Peter, M. - 1990 - Ein römischer Geldbeutel aus Augst BL

SICF/IFS/ITMS dataset; uploaded by J. Mairat (Nov. 2015); edited by M. Spoerri (Nov. 2017).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

AUGST BL-INS. 9 1989

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Purse

The coins were corroded together in a single lump suggesting that they had originally been placed in a textile or leather purse or bag.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

AUGST BL-INS. 9 1989

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Purse

The coins were corroded together in a single lump suggesting that they had originally been placed in a textile or leather purse or bag.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire