SENLIS 1897

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Location

City

Senlis

County

Oise

Region

Hauts-de-France

Country

France

Ancient place

Augustomagus

Lat/Long/Alt

49.205 / 2.583 / 71.89 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

The hoard was found on the site of Seitz factory to the north of the station between the road to Crépy and the Chaussée Brunehaut.

Information

7258

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Hoard name

SENLIS 1897

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

29 May 1897

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard was found in a funerary casket with an ornate lid decorated with a red marble plaque. The casket contained cremated bone, two small amphorae, a glass vessel, a copper-alloy spatula and 7 dupondii and asses from Tiberius to Severus Alexander.

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Discovery method

Other chance find
Land Use

Built over
Comment

The hoard was found by workmen on the site of the Seitz factory.
Closing reign (earliest)

Severus Alexander
Terminal year (earliest)

230
Closing reign (latest)

Severus Alexander
Terminal year (latest)

235
Opening year (earliest)

14
Opening year (latest)

37
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

The hoard was found in a funerary casket alongside other grave goods and cremated bone.
Site class

Urban

Context

Burial

Depositional context

Grave

Period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Casket

The hoard was found in a funerary casket with an ornate lid, decorated with a red marble plaque.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Amphora
The hoard was accompanied by two small ceramic amphorae

Vessel
The hoard was accompanied by a glass vessel.

References

Reference

TAF VIII.2

Ref

no. 89 (Oise)

P. Walton (26.4.16). Updated by C. Gazdac (August 2020).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

SENLIS 1897

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Casket

The hoard was found in a funerary casket with an ornate lid, decorated with a red marble plaque.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Amphora
The hoard was accompanied by two small ceramic amphorae

Vessel
The hoard was accompanied by a glass vessel.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

SENLIS 1897

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Casket

The hoard was found in a funerary casket with an ornate lid, decorated with a red marble plaque.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Amphora The hoard was accompanied by two small ceramic amphorae

Vessel The hoard was accompanied by a glass vessel.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Amphora
The hoard was accompanied by two small ceramic amphorae

Vessel
The hoard was accompanied by a glass vessel.