PARIS VIE (QUARTIER ODÉON) 1838

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Location

City

Paris

Address

Palais du Luxembourg

County

Paris

Region

Île-de-France

Country

France

Ancient place

Lutetia

Lat/Long/Alt

48.848 / 2.337 / 43.34 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

The hoard was found a little to the west of the Palais du Luxembourg.

Information

6973

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/6973

Hoard name

PARIS VIE (QUARTIER ODÉON) 1838

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

30 Oct 1838

Total number of coins

700

Summary

The hoard comprised two separate parcels of coins concealed within a cist constructed with five bricks and covered with a silver embossed leaf. The first parcel comprised nearly 700 sestertii dating from Galba to Severus Alexander. The second parcel, wrapped in fragments of linen, comprised denarii and radiates from Trajan to Volusian.

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Discovery method

Building work
Land Use

Recreational usage
Comment

The hoard was found during the construction of a new Orangerie.
Closing reign (earliest)

Trebonianus Gallus
Terminal year (earliest)

251
Closing reign (latest)

Trebonianus Gallus
Terminal year (latest)

253
Opening year (earliest)

68
Opening year (latest)

69
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site class

Urban

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Brick

The container comprised five bricks covered with an embossed silver plate

Leaf

The bricks were covered with an embossed silver plate or leaf.

Bag

The denarii and radiates were found inside a white linen bag, of which only fragments remain.

References

Reference

TAF IX

Ref

no. 14

P. Walton (22.3.16). Updated by C. Gazdac (July 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

PARIS VIE (QUARTIER ODÉON) 1838

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Brick

The container comprised five bricks covered with an embossed silver plate

Leaf

The bricks were covered with an embossed silver plate or leaf.

Bag

The denarii and radiates were found inside a white linen bag, of which only fragments remain.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

PARIS VIE (QUARTIER ODÉON) 1838

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Brick

The container comprised five bricks covered with an embossed silver plate

Leaf

The bricks were covered with an embossed silver plate or leaf.

Bag

The denarii and radiates were found inside a white linen bag, of which only fragments remain.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire