BEX-SOUS-VENT VD 1886

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Location

City

Bex

Address

Sous-Vent

County

Aigle District

Region

Vaud

Country

Switzerland

Lat/Long/Alt

46.251 / 7.008 / 417.41 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

6547

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/6547

Hoard name

BEX-SOUS-VENT VD 1886

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

18 Dec 1886

Total number of coins

600

Summary

The hoard comprised ca. 550–600 antoniniani dating from AD 238 to AD 260. It was found in a bronze container placed within a crate made of stones, together with two silver bracelets. Only 97 coins are preserved.

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Discovery method

Building work
Land Use

Railroad
Disposition

Historisches Museum, Bern (part)
Closing reign (earliest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (earliest)

259
Closing reign (latest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (latest)

260
Opening year (earliest)

238
Opening year (latest)

244
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Numismatic rating

Fair
Rating comment

only 97 can be described
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Fair

Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

'un récipient en bronze'.

Pouch

The coins were further contained in a leather pouch ('une sacoche de cuir'), of which some remains survived.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Bracelet
Two silver bracelets

References

Reference

Haupt, P. - 2001 - Römische Münzhorte des 3. Jhs. in Gallien und den germanischen Provinzen. Eine Studie zu archäologischen Aspekten der Entstehung, Verbergung und Auffindung von Münzhorten.

Ref

no. 644

Reference

Mühlemann, Y. - 2007 - La trouvaille monétaire de Bex-Sous-Vent (VD)

SICF/IFS/ITMS dataset; edited by M. Spoerri (Oct. 2025 / Oct. 2026).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

BEX-SOUS-VENT VD 1886

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

'un récipient en bronze'.

Pouch

The coins were further contained in a leather pouch ('une sacoche de cuir'), of which some remains survived.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Bracelet
Two silver bracelets

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

BEX-SOUS-VENT VD 1886

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

'un récipient en bronze'.

Pouch

The coins were further contained in a leather pouch ('une sacoche de cuir'), of which some remains survived.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Bracelet Two silver bracelets

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Bracelet
Two silver bracelets