SIERRA PITILLOS

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Location

City

Valdepeñas

County

Jaén

Region

Andalucía

Country

Spain

Lat/Long/Alt

38.761 / -3.388 / 705.66 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

4821

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Hoard name

SIERRA PITILLOS

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1993

Total number of coins

5000

Summary

The total number of coins found is not known although it is suggested to be as 5,000 pieces. Only 251 coins kept in a local collection were studied. Gordian III - Tetricus I (AD 271-274).

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Discovery method

Chance find during metal detecting
Land Use

Unknown
Comment

The coins were discovered by a metal detectorist in approximately 1993. They were not found in a single deposit but were scattered over a wide area at the summit and slopes of Sierra Pitillos. The findspot given here is not accurate but centres on the mountain.
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (earliest)

271
Closing reign (latest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (latest)

274
Opening year (earliest)

242
Opening year (latest)

244
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bag

Hinojosa Pareja (1995) has argued that the hoard was originally in at least four separate bags, due to individual concentrations of coins. No bags survive.

References

Reference

Hinojosa Pareja, A.R. - 1995 - El tesorillo de antoninianos de la segunda mitad del siglo III de Sierra Pitillos (Valdepeñas de Jaén)

Ref

92-119

Reference

Martínez Mira, I. - 1995 - Tesorillos del s. III d.C. en la Península Ibérica (I)

Ref

143; no. 77

David Martínez Chico (02/08/2018). Updated by C. Gazdac (Dec. 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

SIERRA PITILLOS

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Bag

Hinojosa Pareja (1995) has argued that the hoard was originally in at least four separate bags, due to individual concentrations of coins. No bags survive.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

SIERRA PITILLOS

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Bag

Hinojosa Pareja (1995) has argued that the hoard was originally in at least four separate bags, due to individual concentrations of coins. No bags survive.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire