KARNAK A 82

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Location

City

Karnak [الكرنك]

County

Region

Luxor [الأقصر]

Country

Egypt

Ancient place

Karnak

Lat/Long/Alt

25.719 / 32.657 / 79.08 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

6259

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Hoard name

KARNAK A 82

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Dec 1901

Total number of coins

1200

Summary

The hoard comprised 1,200 aurei from Hadrian to Elagabalus together with 16 artefacts of silverware. Two amphorae found close to the surrounding north enclosure of the Precinct of Amun-Ra in Karnak.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Archaeological site
Disposition

Berlin
Closing reign (earliest)

Elagabalus
Terminal year (earliest)

218
Closing reign (latest)

Elagabalus
Terminal year (latest)

222
Opening year (earliest)

117
Opening year (latest)

138
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site class

Uncertain

Context

Temple or shrine, Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Two amphorae

References

Reference

A. Blanchet, A. - 1902 - Untitled

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p. XV

Reference

A. Dieudonné - 1902 - Trouvailles de monnaies

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296, 389

Reference

Evans, J. - 1902 - On some rare or unpublished Roman coins

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351

Reference

Gnecchi, F. - 1902 - Il ripostiglio di Karnak

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264

Reference

Mowat, R. - 1902 - Aboukir, 1902

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281

Reference

Regling, K. - 1902 - Römische Goldmünzfunde aus Ägypten

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137

Reference

Rubensohn, O. - 1902 - Griechisch-Römische Funde in Ägypten

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de Foville, J. - 1903 - Monnaies trouvées à Karnak (don Rothschild)

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350

Reference

Regling, K. - 1903 - Römische aurei aus dem Funde von Karnak

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286ff

Reference

Dattari, G. - 1904 - I medaglioni d'oro cosidetti di Aboukir

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Pernice E. - 1904 - Berlin. Antiquarium

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Eddé, J. - 1905 - Les trouvailles des trésors monétaires en Egypte

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129

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Dr. Eddé - 1906 - Un signe certain d'authenticité sur les monnaies antiques en or

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Blanchet, A. - 1936 - Les Rapports entre les dépots monétaires et les événements militaires, politiques et économiques

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Reference

Mielsch, Harald - 1997 - Römisches Tafelsilber aus Ägypten

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41-54

Reference

Mielsch, H., Brashear, W. M., Galsterer, B. and Niemeyer, B. - 2001 - Römisches Silber aus Ägypten in Berlin

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12-15 and 34-47

Comment

Catalogue of the silver objects

Reference

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

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155, no. 48

Uploaded by Jerome Mairat (Nov. 2015); updated by C. Gazdac and M. Spoerri (July 2017). Bibliography updated by M. Spoerri (July 2022).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

KARNAK A 82

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Two amphorae

Objects belonging to this hoard

Platter
1. AR platter: circular, with flat, decorated raised rim and central medallion, decorated with hunting scenes, some gilding.

Kantharos
Only the handles survive

Cup
No more details given.

Dish
A 'votive' dish with an image of Amun in the central medallion. Only the central section and two parts of the rim survive.

vessel
Several other 'badly preserved' vessels, further details not known.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

KARNAK A 82

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Two amphorae

Objects belonging to this hoard

Platter 1. AR platter: circular, with flat, decorated raised rim and central medallion, decorated with hunting scenes, some gilding.

Kantharos Only the handles survive

Cup No more details given.

Dish A 'votive' dish with an image of Amun in the central medallion. Only the central section and two parts of the rim survive.

vessel Several other 'badly preserved' vessels, further details not known.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Platter
1. AR platter: circular, with flat, decorated raised rim and central medallion, decorated with hunting scenes, some gilding.

Kantharos
Only the handles survive

Cup
No more details given.

Dish
A 'votive' dish with an image of Amun in the central medallion. Only the central section and two parts of the rim survive.

vessel
Several other 'badly preserved' vessels, further details not known.