AMIENS 1760 2

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Location

City

Amiens

County

Somme

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Ancient place

Samarobriva Ambianorum

Lat/Long/Alt

49.894 / 2.296 / 34.86 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

The hoard was found in the Hem suburb close to Amiens A (TAF VIII/1.4)

Information

7396

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/7396

Hoard name

AMIENS 1760 2

Alternative names

Amiens B

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1760

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard comprised a group of three gold finger rings. One possessed a black onyx setting engraved with a lion passant. The second possessed a blue onyx setting engraved with the letters QRH. The third finger ring possessed a polygonal bezel set with a gold quinarius of Maximinus (RIC 23). Loriot suggests that the Amiens A hoard (TAF VIII/1.4) may have been associated with this hoard.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Discovery depth (m)

1.21
Land Use

Wetlands
Comment

The hoard was found during peat extraction
Closing reign (earliest)

Maximinus I Thrax
Terminal year (earliest)

235
Closing reign (latest)

Maximinus I Thrax
Terminal year (latest)

238
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Urban

Context

Uncertain

Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with a black onyx setting engraved with a lion passant

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with a blue onyx setting engraved with the letters 'QRH'

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with an polygonal bezel set with a quinarius of Maximinus Thrax.

References

Reference

TAF VIII.1

Ref

p. 16, no. 5b

P. Walton (17.5.16). Updated by C. Gazdac (Sep. 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

AMIENS 1760 2

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with a black onyx setting engraved with a lion passant

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with a blue onyx setting engraved with the letters 'QRH'

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with an polygonal bezel set with a quinarius of Maximinus Thrax.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

AMIENS 1760 2

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Finger ring A gold finger ring with a black onyx setting engraved with a lion passant

Finger ring A gold finger ring with a blue onyx setting engraved with the letters 'QRH'

Finger ring A gold finger ring with an polygonal bezel set with a quinarius of Maximinus Thrax.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with a black onyx setting engraved with a lion passant

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with a blue onyx setting engraved with the letters 'QRH'

Finger ring
A gold finger ring with an polygonal bezel set with a quinarius of Maximinus Thrax.