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SYRIA 1929

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Syria

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Unknown find spot

Find spot comment

No coordinates are given, because the exact findspot is unknown.

Information

ID

8099

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/8099

Hoard name

SYRIA 1929

Alternative names

E T Newell's Syrian hoard

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1929

Total number of coins

106

Summary

The hoard comprised around 106+ Syrian tetradrachms, ranging from Caracalla to Trajan Decius. No breakdown on rulers is known, as coins are only listed by mints. However, it can be said that many coins dated from the reigns of Caracalla and Macrinus, based on the list of mints provided by Noe. The coins were seen by E.T. Newell in 1929.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

E.T. Newell (part, at ANS: '1928 hoard')
Closing reign (earliest)

Trajan Decius
Terminal year (earliest)

251
Closing reign (latest)

Trajan Decius
Terminal year (latest)

251
Opening year (earliest)

198
Opening year (latest)

217
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Uncertain

Context

Uncertain

References

Reference

Noe, S.P. - 1937 - A Bibliography of Greek Coin Hoards (2nd ed.)

Ref

p. 270, no. 1034

Comment

Information supplied by E. T. Newell. This gives only a list of the number of specimen by mint, but not by emperor.

Reference

Bland, R. - 1991 - Six hoards of Syrian tetradrachms of the third century A.D.

Ref

p. 2-3, no. 2

Reference

Butcher, K. - 2004 - Coinage in Roman Syria: Northern Syria, 64 BC - AD 253

Ref

p. 276, no. 42

Reference

Bland, R. - 2023 - The Coinage of Gordian III from the Mints of Antioch and Caesarea

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p. 451, Hoard E

J. Goldman (Oct. 2016). Updated by M. Spoerri (April 2024).