OPTEVOZ

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Location

City

Optevoz

County

Isère

Region

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

45.753 / 5.33 / 289.33 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

8609

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Hoard name

OPTEVOZ

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1846

Total number of coins

Summary

Unknown number of silver coins and gold, silver and bronze jewelry. Uncertain, tpq: either Severus Alexander or Philip I

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Discovery method

Building work
Land Use

In use as a building
Disposition

Museum of Lyon - partially
Finder(s)

Poor woman
Comment

While demolishing an old wall.
Closing reign (earliest)

Severus Alexander
Terminal year (earliest)

222
Closing reign (latest)

Philip I
Terminal year (latest)

249
Opening year (earliest)

141
Opening year (latest)

161
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

A bronze vessel with two handles

H: 25 cm

Objects belonging to this hoard

Necklace
Gold necklace, comprising a chain made of gold wire to which are attached: 4 emerald hexagonal cylinders; 6 pearls; 4 imitations of Syrian granit. The necklace is decorated with an aureus of Faustina I (Diva). Reverse: AETERNITAS.

Necklace
Beads of coloured glass paste attached to brass wires.

Earring
Unknown number of earrings. The silver ones are more numerous than the gold ones. They are decorated with incised stones.

Pin
Gold pins?, decorated with rams and the kitten decorated with emeralds.

Bracelet

Spoon
Two silver spoons

Earring
Unknown number of gold earrings

References

Reference

TAF V.2

Ref

48; no. 20

Uploaded by C. Gazdac (Feb. 2017). Objects updated by M. Spoerri (Feb. 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

OPTEVOZ

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Containers belonging to this hoard

A bronze vessel with two handles

H: 25 cm

Objects belonging to this hoard

Necklace
Gold necklace, comprising a chain made of gold wire to which are attached: 4 emerald hexagonal cylinders; 6 pearls; 4 imitations of Syrian granit. The necklace is decorated with an aureus of Faustina I (Diva). Reverse: AETERNITAS.

Necklace
Beads of coloured glass paste attached to brass wires.

Earring
Unknown number of earrings. The silver ones are more numerous than the gold ones. They are decorated with incised stones.

Pin
Gold pins?, decorated with rams and the kitten decorated with emeralds.

Bracelet

Spoon
Two silver spoons

Earring
Unknown number of gold earrings

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

OPTEVOZ

Containers belonging to this hoard

H: 25 cm

Objects belonging to this hoard

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire