MONTAIGU

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Location

City

Montaigu

County

Aisne

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

49.5353 / 3.8319 / 107.1 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

The hoard was found at le Pérou.

Information

7118

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Hoard name

MONTAIGU

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1857

Total number of coins

170

Summary

The hoard comprised either a) a ceramic vessel containing several hundred sestertii of Nero to Marcus Aurelius. b) two ceramic vessels found on separate occasions containing 60 and 110 coins respectively.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Closing reign (earliest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (earliest)

180
Closing reign (latest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (latest)

180
Opening year (earliest)

54
Opening year (latest)

68
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

In one account (Melleville) the hoard was found placed inside the base of a ceramic vessel.

Vessel

Another account suggests there were two vessels containing 60 and 110 coins respectively.

References

Reference

TAF VIII.2

Ref

no. 59 (Aisne)

P. Walton (13.4.16). Updated by C. Gazdac (August 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

MONTAIGU

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

In one account (Melleville) the hoard was found placed inside the base of a ceramic vessel.

Vessel

Another account suggests there were two vessels containing 60 and 110 coins respectively.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

MONTAIGU

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

In one account (Melleville) the hoard was found placed inside the base of a ceramic vessel.

Vessel

Another account suggests there were two vessels containing 60 and 110 coins respectively.

References

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire