BESMONT

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Location

City

Besmont

Address

rue des Blanc Champs

County

Aisne

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

49.158 / 2.44 / 37.8 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

The hoard was found in a wood close to the Rue des Blanc Champs.

Information

7088

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/7088

Hoard name

BESMONT

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1835

Total number of coins

150

Summary

The hoard comprised a small red ceramic vessel with a lid containing approximately 150 coins of the second and third century AD. It was probably a hoard of denarii and antoniniani (radiates).

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Discovery method

Unknown
Closing reign (earliest)

Trajan Decius
Terminal year (earliest)

251
Closing reign (latest)

Trajan Decius
Terminal year (latest)

251
Opening year (earliest)

138
Opening year (latest)

161
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The hoard was found in a small red vessel with a lid

References

Reference

TAF VIII.2

Ref

no. 12 (Aisne)

P. Walton (08.4.16). UPdated by C. Gazdac (August 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

BESMONT

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The hoard was found in a small red vessel with a lid

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

BESMONT

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The hoard was found in a small red vessel with a lid

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire