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ÉCOUIS

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Location

City

Écouis

Address

Mussegros, Bois du Fai

County

Eure

Region

Normandie

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

49.3103 / 1.4313 / 155.3 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

ID

4028

Permalink

https://827063.czjdr4fae.asia/hoard/4028

Hoard name

ÉCOUIS

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Jun 1876

Total number of coins

4084

Summary

The hoard comprising a large earthenware vessel covered with a tile containing between 40 and 80kg of silver and billon coinage (denarii and radiates). A catalogue of 4084 coins was given to J. de Witte by the owner. A portion of the assemblage belonging to the finder was sold. ; Silver weight: 737.8-11636.9g.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Woodland
Disposition

Mathéus
Closing reign (earliest)

Probus
Terminal year (earliest)

276
Closing reign (latest)

Probus
Terminal year (latest)

282
Opening year (earliest)

117
Opening year (latest)

138
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

A large earthenware vessel (un grand vase en terre) covered with a tile.

Tile

A lid or cover for the hoard container

References

Reference

de Witte, J. - 1877 - Trouvailles des monnaies dans le Bois de Fai (Eure)

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456-474

Reference

Leclerc de Pulligny, F.-A. - 1879 - L'art préhistorique dans l'Ouest et notament en Haute-Normandie

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116-117

Reference

Coutil, L. - 1890 - III. Époques gauloise et romaine dans l'arrondissement des andelys (Eure)

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262-263

Reference

Coutil, L. - 1909 - Le trésor gallo-romain d'Acquigny et les trésors de monnaies romaines découverts dans le département de l'Eure

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16-17

Reference

Mathière, J. - 1925 - La civitas des Aulerci Eburovices à l'époque gallo-romaine

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296

Comment

With note 5

Reference

Doranlo, R.-E. - 1956 - La cachette monétaire romaine de Douvres

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no. 35

Reference

Callu, J.-P. - 1969 - La politique monétaire des empereurs romains, de 238 à 311

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345-346

Reference

Loriot, X. - 1980 - Trésors de monnaies romaines découverts dans le département de l'Eure

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130-131; no. 24

Reference

Ref

28

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. 1119

Updated by C. Gazdac (June 2020); coin-level data Hadrian-Commodus provided by M. Ball (Oct. 21).