SALIGNY-SUR-ROUDON

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Location

City

Saligny-Sur-Roudon

County

Allier

Region

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

46.467 / 3.748 / 256.93 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

The hoard was found on Miez land.

Information

7314

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Hoard name

SALIGNY-SUR-ROUDON

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Jul 1888

Total number of coins

301

Summary

The hoard was found inside a textile bag placed within a ceramic vessel and comprised approximately 300 silver coins, apparently all antoniniani (radiates). The hoard has a tpq of AD 261.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Collinet Collection (1893)
Comment

The hoard was found by agricultural workers during deep ploughing.
Closing reign (earliest)

Postumus
Terminal year (earliest)

261
Closing reign (latest)

Postumus
Terminal year (latest)

261
Opening year (earliest)

217
Opening year (latest)

218
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The hoard was found in a small clay vessel with a red slip. The vessel is spherical in shape and measures 15cm in height and has a diameter of 7cm at the collar and 6cm at the base.

Bag

The hoard was placed inside a textile bag inside the vessel

References

Reference

TAF VII

Ref

24, no. 27

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

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

SALIGNY-SUR-ROUDON

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The hoard was found in a small clay vessel with a red slip. The vessel is spherical in shape and measures 15cm in height and has a diameter of 7cm at the collar and 6cm at the base.

Bag

The hoard was placed inside a textile bag inside the vessel

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

SALIGNY-SUR-ROUDON

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

The hoard was found in a small clay vessel with a red slip. The vessel is spherical in shape and measures 15cm in height and has a diameter of 7cm at the collar and 6cm at the base.

Bag

The hoard was placed inside a textile bag inside the vessel

References

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire