MÉRU

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Location

City

Méru

County

Region

Oise

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

49.236 / 2.135 / 89.08 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

The hoard was found close to the Agnicourt hamlet.

Information

7223

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/7223

Hoard name

MÉRU

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1746

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard comprised a black ceramic vessel containing a large number of Roman bronze coins. They were found next to some skeletons.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Closing reign (earliest)

Uncertain
Terminal year (earliest)

1
Closing reign (latest)

Uncertain
Terminal year (latest)

500
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Poor

Site comment

The hoard was found close to some skeletons. The coins were placed in a ceramic vessel.
Site class

Rural

Context

Burial

Depositional context

Grave

Period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

A black ceramic vessel

References

Reference

Blanchet, A. - 1900 - Les trésors de monnaies romaines et les invasions germaniques de la Gaule

Ref

No. 47

Reference

TAF VIII.2

Ref

74, no. 41

P.Walton (25.4.16)

Coin Hoards
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MÉRU

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

A black ceramic vessel

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

MÉRU

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

A black ceramic vessel

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