KOMÁROM-SZŐNY 1959

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Location

City

Szőny

County

Komárom-Esztergom

Region

Central Transdanubia [Közép-Dunántúl]

Country

Hungary

Ancient place

Brigetio

Lat/Long/Alt

47.729 / 18.188 / 108.96 view

Location details

Centred on field

Find spot comment

The hoard was found south of the military camp.

Information

7543

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Hoard name

KOMÁROM-SZŐNY 1959

Alternative names

BRIGETIO V

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1959

Total number of coins

114

Summary

(118) 114 aurei: Nero - Septimius Severus (AD 196-211).

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation (stratified)
Land Use

Archaeological site
Disposition

National History Museum Budapest, Hungary (114 coins)
Comment

The hoard was found in autumn 1959 south of the military camp. The coins were found inside a bronze jar and first placed in a textile bag.
Closing reign (earliest)

Pertinax
Terminal year (earliest)

196
Closing reign (latest)

Septimius Severus
Terminal year (latest)

211
Opening year (earliest)

64
Opening year (latest)

68
Coin-level data

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Rating comment

Although entered here at a summary level, the coins are listed at BMC level in FMRU III.
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Poor

Date of excavation (from)

1959
Site comment

The hoard was found circa 1,500 m south of the legionary fort of Brigetio.
Recovery method

Excavation
Site class

Uncertain
Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Jug

The coins were found inside a bronze jug ('krug') with narrow neck and possible a textile bag as the coins show traces of it.

References

Reference

Barkóczi, L. and Biró-Sey, K. - 1964 - Brigetioi aranylelet

Ref

3-8

Reference

Bíró-Sey, K., and Burger, A. - 1977 - Coins from identified sites of Brigetio and the question of local currency

Ref

127-131

Reference

FMRU III

Ref

209-212

Reference

GĂZDAC 2010

Comment

GAZDAC 2010 CD-ROM/Catalogues/Hoards/Pannonia Superior_BRIGETIO IV = SZÖNY

Marco Werkmann (11.07.2016); updated by Cristian Gazdac (Nov. 2016).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

KOMÁROM-SZŐNY 1959

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Jug

The coins were found inside a bronze jug ('krug') with narrow neck and possible a textile bag as the coins show traces of it.

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

KOMÁROM-SZŐNY 1959

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Jug

The coins were found inside a bronze jug ('krug') with narrow neck and possible a textile bag as the coins show traces of it.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire