KAPULUKAYA

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Location

City

Kapulukaya

County

Keskin

Region

Kırıkkale

Country

Turkey

Lat/Long/Alt

39.73 / 33.483 / 723.83 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

Found in the area of the Kapulukaya dam

Information

8170

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Hoard name

KAPULUKAYA

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Jul 1991

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard contains 21 gold solidi struck in Antioch and ranging in date from Valentinian I to Valentinian II.

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Discovery method

Other chance find
Land Use

Other
Disposition

Yüksel Erimtan
Comment

Both the hoard and the pottery vessel that contained it are in the possession of the same private collector. The hoard is also likely to be complete since the assemblage includes a very rare coin of Valentinian II.
Closing reign (earliest)

Valentinian II
Terminal year (earliest)

378
Closing reign (latest)

Valentinian II
Terminal year (latest)

378
Opening year (earliest)

367
Opening year (latest)

375
Coin-level data

Entered

Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site comment

Little is known of the archaeological context, but the vendor revealed that the hoard was discovered in the area of the Kapulukaya dam.
Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

It measures 16 cm in height, the diameter is 11 cm at its widest point and 6 cm in diameter at its base. The rim is missing.

References

Reference

Arslan, M. - 1996 - The Kapulukaya Hoard of Solidi

Ref

105-106

Reference

Arslan, M. - 1997 - Kapulukaya Solidus Definesi

Ref

15-22

Entered by R. Bennett (Nov. 2016); coin level data G. Green (Oct. 2017). Updated by C. Gazdac (Aug. 2022).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

KAPULUKAYA

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

It measures 16 cm in height, the diameter is 11 cm at its widest point and 6 cm in diameter at its base. The rim is missing.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

KAPULUKAYA

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

It measures 16 cm in height, the diameter is 11 cm at its widest point and 6 cm in diameter at its base. The rim is missing.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire