CAESAREA 1980

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Location

City

Kayseri

County

Kayseri

Region

Central Anatolia

Country

Turkey

Ancient place

Caesarea in Cappadocia

Lat/Long/Alt

38.731 / 35.479 / 1053.15 view

Location details

Centred on field

Information

3183

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Hoard name

CAESAREA 1980

Alternative names

Kayseri III; CAESAREA III

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1980

Total number of coins

Summary

From Elagabalus to Valerian I. Possibly incomplete as only known from antiquities trade: 61 coins; Silver weight: 46.4-156.7g. The hoard is dispersed having been sold in New York in 1980.

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Discovery method

Other chance find
Land Use

Built over
Closing reign (earliest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (earliest)

253
Closing reign (latest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (latest)

253
Opening year (earliest)

218
Opening year (latest)

222
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Rating comment

The only RIC number recorded is 284 for the latest coin of the hoard, Valerian I (255-6).
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site comment

Found in the fabric of a building near ancient Caesarea, presumed by Hodder to be modern Kayseri
Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Suburban

Context

Uncertain

References

Reference

Hodder, M.J. - 1981 - A hoard of silver antoniniani

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Reference

Hodder, M.J. - 1981 - A third century hoard

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361-363

Reference

1985 - Coin Hoards: volume VII

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163; no. 270

Reference

Bland, R. and Aydemir, P. - 1991 - The Haydere hoard and other hoards of the mid-third century from Turkey

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Entered by P. Walton and R. Bennett (Nov. 2016). Updated by C. Gazdac (Aug. 2022).

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