COREN

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Location

City

Coren

County

Cantal

Region

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

France

Lat/Long/Alt

45.077014 / 3.10688 / 140.35 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

The hoard was found a natural spring known as Font-Salade or Font-de-Vie.

Information

7377

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Hoard name

COREN

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1886

Total number of coins

149

Summary

The hoard was found at a natural spring and comprised votives (including numerous wooden statuettes) as well as '149 copper coins of Roman emprors'. 79 of these coins were identified. The others were illegible.

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Discovery method

Other chance find
Land Use

Open fresh water
Closing reign (earliest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (earliest)

161
Closing reign (latest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (latest)

181
Opening year (earliest)

-27
Opening year (latest)

14
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Fair

Natural features

Spring
Site comment

The hoard was found at the site of a natural spring with other votive material.
Site class

Rural

Context

Temple or shrine

Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Objects belonging to this hoard

Figurine
An undisclosed number of wooden figurines was found with the hoard

References

Reference

TAF VII

Ref

p. 68, no. 9

P. Walton (16.5.16). Updated by C. Gazdac (August 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

COREN

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Figurine
An undisclosed number of wooden figurines was found with the hoard

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

COREN

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Figurine An undisclosed number of wooden figurines was found with the hoard

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Figurine
An undisclosed number of wooden figurines was found with the hoard