AQUILEIA 2011

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Location

City

Aquileia

County

Udine

Region

Friuli Venezia Giulia

Country

Italy

Ancient place

Aquileia

Lat/Long/Alt

45.771219 / 13.369748 / 2.4 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

The findspot is located in a place known in modern times as Cossar estate, a cultivated land subsequently restricted as archaeological remains started to be unveiled.

Information

16966

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Hoard name

AQUILEIA 2011

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Jun 2011

(to)

Jun 2011

Total number of coins

561

Summary

The hoard comprises 561 bronze coins and several fragments (total weight 270 grams) dating between the second half of the 3rd century and the reign of Valentinian III (260-437 AD). A distinctive feature is the high amount of clipped coins and ancient imitations, some of them of local production. The imitative issues date the concealment to the third quarter of the 5th century AD.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation (stratified)
Land Use

Archaeological site
Disposition

Aquileia, Archaeological National Museum; University of Padua, department of Cultural Heritage
Closing reign (earliest)

Valentinian III
Terminal year (earliest)

430
Closing reign (latest)

Valentinian III
Terminal year (latest)

437
Opening year (earliest)

260
Opening year (latest)

268
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Excellent
Findspot rating

Excellent

Date of excavation (from)

2011
Date of excavation (to)

2011
Site comment

The domus of Titus Macer, named after an inscription found on a stone weight, is one of the largest Roman house in Aquileia located at the south-easten corner of the repubblican walls. During the 1st century AD it reached its largest extension covering the entire central part of an insula. Archaeological investigations have been undertaken on the site since the first half of the 20th century and very recently between 2009 and 2015 by the University of Padua, department of Cultural Heritage, which yielded many artefacts, notably over 1400 coins.
Date of context (from)

425
Date of context (to)

475
Associated features

The findspot is located in the weastern part of the domus not affected by past excavations. The hoard was found in a layer (4071=3016) originated from waste disposal during the last period of occupation of the site in the late 5th century AD.
Recovery method

Excavation
Site class

Urban

Context

Domestic building

Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Wooden box

At the time of the discovery, some of the coins presented traces of iron oxidation possibly connected to the original container, a wooden box held togheter with iron nails.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Unstruck flan

References

Reference

Asolati, M. and Stella, A. - 2018 - Aquileia. Fondi Cossar. 3.1 Le monete

Ref

Cat. ns. 11/1-562 and pp. 71-100

Uploaded by A. Stella (June 2020). Updated by C. Gazdac (Dec. 2021).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

AQUILEIA 2011

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Wooden box

At the time of the discovery, some of the coins presented traces of iron oxidation possibly connected to the original container, a wooden box held togheter with iron nails.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Unstruck flan

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

AQUILEIA 2011

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Wooden box

At the time of the discovery, some of the coins presented traces of iron oxidation possibly connected to the original container, a wooden box held togheter with iron nails.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Unstruck flan

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