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MALLAWI A62

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Location

City

Mallawi [ملوي]

County

Mallawi [ملوي]

Region

Minya [محافظة]

Country

Egypt

Lat/Long/Alt

27.733 / 30.84 / 54.38 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

ID

7804

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/7804

Hoard name

MALLAWI A62

Alternative names

[Manlau?]

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1977

Total number of coins

161

Summary

151 billon Alexandrian tetradrachms, 9 Greek bronzes, 1 provincial bronze and 1 ring: Ptolemaic dynasty - Marcus Aurelius (Lucius Verus) (AD 166-167). Reported to have been found in an alabaster container. Mixed up with another hoard of over 130 coins not identified.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Dispersed. Handwritten list in London
Closing reign (earliest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (earliest)

161
Closing reign (latest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (latest)

168
Opening year (earliest)

-300
Opening year (latest)

-100
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 an alabaster vessel.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Ring

References

1979 - Coin Hoards: volume V

Ref

18, no. 62

Reference

Christiansen, E. - 1985 - The Roman coins of Alexandria. An inventory of hoards

Ref

103, no. A 62

Hoard created by Th. Faucher (Aug. 2016). Deleted the ”orphan” reference title C. Gazdac (Jul. 2017). Updated by C. Gazdac (May 2022).