STEINFORT

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Location

City

Steinfort

Address

52, rue de Kleinbettingen

County

Luxembourg

Region

Country

Luxembourg

Lat/Long/Alt

49.656 / 5.914 / 310.01 view

Location details

Centred on field

Information

7441

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/7441

Hoard name

STEINFORT

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

14 Nov 1991

Total number of coins

2120

Summary

The hoard comprised 2,118 antoniniani (radiates) from Valerian I to Aurelian with a tpq of AD 270 to 275.

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Discovery method

Building work
Discovery depth (m)

0.55
Land Use

Built over
Disposition

Cabinet des Médailles du Musée d'Histoire et d'Art, Luxembourg; inv.no. 1991-214/1 - jug; 2:1 - 2120
Finder(s)

Lucien Reding
Comment

The hoard was found by M. Lucien Reding, while digging a trench to lay an electric cable on his property.
Closing reign (earliest)

Aurelian
Terminal year (earliest)

274
Closing reign (latest)

Aurelian
Terminal year (latest)

274
Opening year (earliest)

257
Opening year (latest)

257
Coin-level data

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Excellent
Findspot rating

Excellent

Site comment

A findspot excavation concluded that the hoard had been buried in the open air, away from any traces of human habitation.
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Jug

The hoard was found in a ceramic jug with a handle of Gose Type 388. The fabric was red-orange in colour. The jug measured 23cm in height.

References

Reference

Weiller, R. - 1993 - Le trésor de Steinfort 1991. Antoniniens et imitations de la fin du 3e siècle

Reference

FMRL V

Ref

p. 214-228, no. 131

P. Walton (3.6.16); updated by C. Gazdac (June 2018).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

STEINFORT

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Jug

The hoard was found in a ceramic jug with a handle of Gose Type 388. The fabric was red-orange in colour. The jug measured 23cm in height.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

STEINFORT

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Jug

The hoard was found in a ceramic jug with a handle of Gose Type 388. The fabric was red-orange in colour. The jug measured 23cm in height.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire