UTZIGEN BE BEFORE 1870

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Location

City

Vechigen

County

Bern-Mittelland

Region

Bern

Country

Switzerland

Lat/Long/Alt

46.96211 / 7.56568 / 683.13 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

6499

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/6499

Hoard name

UTZIGEN BE BEFORE 1870

Alternative names

Vechigen

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

(to)

1870

Total number of coins

136

Summary

A hoard of 135 nummi from the period AD 330 to 350, found in the vicinity of Utzigen at some point before the 1860s or 1870s. The nummi up to AD 341 were mostly imitations and the hoard also comprised 1 worn second century dupondius.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Historisches Museum Bern
Comment

The hoard was given to the Historisches Museum Bern in 1936.
Closing reign (earliest)

House of Constantine (RIC VIII)
Terminal year (earliest)

348
Closing reign (latest)

House of Constantine (RIC VIII)
Terminal year (latest)

350
Opening year (earliest)

330
Opening year (latest)

335
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Rating comment

Only type references available.
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

'ein tönender Kessel'

References

Reference

Hofer, P. F. - 1937 - Fund römischer Münzen aus Utzigen

Reference

Pönitz-Hunziger, C. and Kiener, L. - 2024 - Der Münzhort von Utzigen, Gemeinde Vechingen BE

SICF/IFS/ITMS dataset; additional information entered by M. Spoerri (June 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

UTZIGEN BE BEFORE 1870

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

'ein tönender Kessel'

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

UTZIGEN BE BEFORE 1870

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Pot

'ein tönender Kessel'

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire