AMIENS 1875

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Location

City

Amiens

County

Somme

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Ancient place

Samarobriva Ambianorum

Lat/Long/Alt

49.879 / 2.319 / 62.44 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

The hoard was found close to the rue de Cagny, approximately 100 metres from the Saint-Acheul cemetery close to la Boutillerie.

Information

7401

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/7401

Hoard name

AMIENS 1875

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1875

Total number of coins

1000

Summary

The hoard comprised several thousand coins, mostly of Postumus. It is possibly a hoard described as being found in a copper-alloy basin.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Built over
Closing reign (earliest)

Postumus
Terminal year (earliest)

260
Closing reign (latest)

Postumus
Terminal year (latest)

269
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Urban

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Basin

A copper-alloy basin

References

Reference

Foucray, B. - 1990 - Amiens 13. Un trésor de deniers rue des Jacobins

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Reference

TAF VIII.1

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p. 18, no. 11

P. Walton (17.5.16); updated by C. Gazdac (Apr. 2018).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

AMIENS 1875

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Basin

A copper-alloy basin

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

AMIENS 1875

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Basin

A copper-alloy basin

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