RONGÈRES

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Location

City

Rongères

County

Allier

Region

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

46.294 / 3.45 / 284.88 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

The hoard was found on the Pérou land.

Information

7312

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Hoard name

RONGÈRES

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Aug 1895

Total number of coins

228

Summary

The hoard was found in a broken ceramic vessel, which was recovered in fragments and comprised 228 denarii. Part of the hoard (estimated at 58 coins) was sold but the landowner kept 200 or 201 denarii from Nero to Marcus Aurelius.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Comment

The hoard was found by agricultural workers in a thicket which had been cleared the previous winter for drainage reasons.
Closing reign (earliest)

Antoninus Pius
Terminal year (earliest)

138
Closing reign (latest)

Antoninus Pius
Terminal year (latest)

161
Opening year (earliest)

54
Opening year (latest)

68
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The hoard was found in a broken earthenware vessel which was recovered in fragments.

References

Reference

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

Ref

235; no. 545

Reference

Déchelette, J. - 1911 - Les trésors de Rongères et de Villeneuve-Saint-Vistre

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187-188

Reference

TAF VII

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23, no. 24

P. Walton (5.5.16). Updated by C. Gazdac (August 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

RONGÈRES

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The hoard was found in a broken earthenware vessel which was recovered in fragments.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

RONGÈRES

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The hoard was found in a broken earthenware vessel which was recovered in fragments.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire