PELLA WEST CEMETERY 2006 (KER. 5)

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Location

City

Pella

County

Pella

Region

Central Macedonia

Country

Greece

Ancient place

Pella
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella

Lat/Long/Alt

40.763 / 22.526 / 72.47 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

6900

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/6900

Hoard name

PELLA WEST CEMETERY 2006 (KER. 5)

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

2006

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard comprised two coins, one earlier coin with a big diameter which was oxidized and a Roman Provincial coin minted in Thessalonica.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Unknown
Closing reign (earliest)

Uncertain
Closing reign (latest)

Gallienus (sole)
Terminal year (latest)

268
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Good

Site comment

The hoard was found in the west cemetery of Pella, inside Grave 5 together with 5 clay pots.
Site class

Urban

Context

Cemetery

Depositional context

Grave

References

Reference

Chrysostomou, P. - 2006 - Σωστική ανασκαφή στο δυτικό νεκροταφείο της Πέλλας κατά το 2006 : οι ρωμαϊκοί τάφοι

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663

Comment

Coin data missing - only states 2 bronze coins from first half of 3rd century, one from Thessaloniki

Data collected by Sophia Kremydi – Athena Iakovidou, uploaded by J. Mairat (Nov. 2015). Coin data checked and hoard data amended by M. Spencer-Brown (March 2021).

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