VIILE

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Location

City

Viile

County

Constanța

Region

Dobrogea

Country

Romania

Lat/Long/Alt

44.178 / 27.779 / 8.32 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

Found on the south-east bank of the lake Dunăreni (former Mîrleanu), near the road connecting villages of Viile and Dunăreni.

Information

9232

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/9232

Hoard name

VIILE

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Jul 1976

Total number of coins

Summary

51 denarii: 43 republican, 8 imperial: Republic - Augustus (2 BC - AD 4). Found in a vessel.

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Discovery method

Other chance find
Land Use

Open fresh water
Disposition

Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie, Constanța, Romania
Finder(s)

A local
Closing reign (earliest)

Augustus
Terminal year (earliest)

-2
Closing reign (latest)

Augustus
Terminal year (latest)

4
Opening year (earliest)

-154
Opening year (latest)

-152
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

Find in a mug of Dacian manufacture.
Associated features

400-500 m northward some Dacian settlements are known where Dacian pottery was found.
Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain structure

Period

Iron Age
End period

Iron Age

Containers belonging to this hoard

Mug of Dacian manufacture

Grey paste of good quality. Wheel made. The rim is slightly turned outwards, lower shoulder, a ring foot, and over height handle. One rib on the neck. Height: 11.2 cm; Maximum diameter: 8 cm Typical Dacian pottery. Dating: 2nd century BC -1st century AD

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Reference

CHRRO

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http://numismatics.org/chrr/id/VII

References

Reference

Ocheşeanu, R. and Papuc, G. - 1985 - Un tezaur de denari din epoca lui Augustus descoperit în Dobrogea

Ref

127-141

Reference

Moisil, D. and Depeyrot, G. - 2003 - Les trésors de deniers antérieurs à Trajan en Roumanie

Ref

175; no. 174

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Coin Hoards
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VIILE

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Mug of Dacian manufacture

Grey paste of good quality. Wheel made. The rim is slightly turned outwards, lower shoulder, a ring foot, and over height handle. One rib on the neck. Height: 11.2 cm; Maximum diameter: 8 cm Typical Dacian pottery. Dating: 2nd century BC -1st century AD

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

VIILE

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Mug of Dacian manufacture

Grey paste of good quality. Wheel made. The rim is slightly turned outwards, lower shoulder, a ring foot, and over height handle. One rib on the neck. Height: 11.2 cm; Maximum diameter: 8 cm Typical Dacian pottery. Dating: 2nd century BC -1st century AD

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