Impressive hoard of Roman denarii found in Germany

[guy]

 

An interesting new coin hoard of around 5,500 Roman denarii was found in Germany:

“Archaeologists have found a hoard of Roman-era silver coins buried by the river in the Bavarian city of Augsburg in Germany. In total, it weighs 33 pounds (15 kilograms) and could be the largest single ancient Roman silver hoard ever found in Bavaria. The team was digging at a planned housing site in the Oberhausen district, the oldest part of Augsburg, before builders began the construction work when they found the stash of Roman silver dating to 1st to early 3rd century A.D. 

“The coins belong to a wide period from the reign of Emperor Nero in the mid-first century AD to that of Septimius Severus shortly after AD 200. This period covers the reigns of emperors Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius.”

“Interestingly, the hoard also includes coins from the reign of Emperor Didius Julianus, who was on the throne for only 90 days (March-June 193 AD) after buying it from the Praetorian guard, which had assassinated his predecessor Pertinax. Since he ruled for such a short period, coins issued in his reign are quite rare.”

An interesting point made in the article by AncientOrigens below:

“Septimius Severus, the last emperor represented in the coin hoard, wrested the throne from Julianus after routing cohorts of the Praetorian Guard sent out by Julianus to meet him as he marched on the capital from Pannonia where he commanded a Roman legion.”

There is some question whether Septimius Severus was, in fact, the latest coin found in the hoard. There might have been even later emperors found in the coin hoard.

https://www.sciencetimes.com/amp/articles/34578/20211118/more-5-500-roman-era-silver-coins-found-buried-river.htm

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/silver-hoard-0016082

Here’s a short video clip on the find (in German):

 

I want to thank Al Kowsky and others at  cointalk.com for their excellent thread on this find:

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/5-500-roman-coin-hoard-found-in-germany.389303/

Edited November 18, 2021 by guy