BESSON

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Location

City

Besson

County

Allier

Region

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

46.471 / 3.263 / 270 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

7265

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/7265

Hoard name

BESSON

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1900

Total number of coins

185

Summary

The hoard comprised a coarseware vessel containing 196 bronze coins from Trajan to Valerian and Gallienus and a small silver bracelet.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Closing reign (earliest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (earliest)

253
Closing reign (latest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (latest)

260
Opening year (earliest)

98
Opening year (latest)

117
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 coarseware vessel.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Bracelet
A small silver bracelet.

References

Reference

TAF VII

Ref

16, no. 3

P. Walton (27.4.16). Updated by C. Gazdac (August 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

BESSON

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The hoard was found in a coarseware vessel.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Bracelet
A small silver bracelet.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

BESSON

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The hoard was found in a coarseware vessel.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Bracelet A small silver bracelet.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Bracelet
A small silver bracelet.