VEUREY-VOROIZE

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Location

City

Veurey-Voroize

County

Isère

Region

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

45.272 / 5.613 / 237.1 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

3943

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Hoard name

VEUREY-VOROIZE

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1888

Total number of coins

515

Summary

+8 kg, c. 2000 (515) antoniniani (radiates): Valerian - Claudius II (AD 268-270); silver weight: c. 541.0-2499.0g (after Hobbs).

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Comment

While redirecting the the access path to the cemetery and the church. Most of the coins were freshly minted. Estimated to over 8 kg, more than 2000 coins.
Closing reign (earliest)

Claudius II
Terminal year (earliest)

268
Closing reign (latest)

Claudius II
Terminal year (latest)

270
Opening year (earliest)

253
Opening year (latest)

268
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Amphora

With two handles and flat bottom. 6-8 liters. Broken Donated by Ms. Masion-Sirand to the Musée dauphinois in Grenoble.

References

Reference

TAF V.2

Ref

56-57; no. 43

Reference

Guest, P. - 1994 - A Comparative Study of Coin Hoards from the Western Roman Empire

Reference

Hobbs, R. - 2006 - Late Roman precious metal deposits, c. AD 200-700 : changes over time and space

Ref

no. 1032

Updated by Cristian Gazdac (Mar. 2017).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

VEUREY-VOROIZE

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Amphora

With two handles and flat bottom. 6-8 liters. Broken Donated by Ms. Masion-Sirand to the Musée dauphinois in Grenoble.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

VEUREY-VOROIZE

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Amphora

With two handles and flat bottom. 6-8 liters. Broken Donated by Ms. Masion-Sirand to the Musée dauphinois in Grenoble.

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