Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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OF TREASURES!.







Besides the archaeological excavations resulting from a treasure is the chance discovery of currency or valuables accumulated and hidden or lost. Thus, several hoards, buried probably in the early centuries, were discovered in the Landes soil, forming a cultural legacy and a testament to the "occupation by our distant ancestors.
THE TREASURY OF Laluque


In May 1877, a laborer laborer found near the village of Gos in the neighborhood (which was, according to historian Dufourcet, the old station Mosconum cited in the second century Antonine Itinerary, on the ancient Roman road), a vase containing a treasury of approximately 180 pieces of Roman silver coins.
Some have been quickly dispersed, Emile Taiilebois described the remainder consisting of 120 silver coins, subdivided into 57 coins of the Republic Consular (- 200 to 425 BC) and 63 imperial coins of Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Drusus, Caligula, and most recent Claude I. (41-54 AD).

E. Taillebois - Research on Numismatic Novempopulany - Bull Soc Borda-T.IX-1884-P247

THE TREASURY OF DONZACQ


In 1866, by clearing a moor, workers have made a discovery, at a place called No Saubot at a crossroads road on a peak where was a Roman camp. Under a strain, a clay pot sealed with a ball of clay contained about 1,200 Roman silver coins or small bronze, II and III th centuries, from Septimus Severus struck in 195 to Aurelian. The pieces were most numerous at the time of Gallienus. The others were Lulie, daughter of Titus, Macrinus, Pupien, Hostilianus, Emilien, Marius Macrian young and Cornelia Supera. There were also two ways bronzes of Nero and Trajan, and a dozen silver jewelry and ornaments in bad money that has been considered the original Vandal. Everything was wrapped in a linen canvas, and buried to 270-275 during the barbarian invasions.

The jewelry consisted of two rings, one containing an onyx intaglio, depicting a helmeted warrior armed with a shield and (March?), Two earrings, two brooches, three bracelets and a chain the tower in bad argent.Les archaeologists consider them as objects typically local.
This little treasure has been dispersed and sold to private individuals and collectors. with the exception of a few pieces acquired by the Museum of National Antiquities and the Museum of Toulouse

Mr. FEUGERES-Treasure Donzacq - Aquitania, Volume 3 -1985 -





jewelry Donzacq


E. Taillebois - Description of 37 Roman Coins in silver from the find-Donzacq Bull Soc Borda-T. VII-1882-

E. Taillebois - Research on the Vandals in bad silver jewelry Donzacq and Leuy-Bull Soc Borda-T. VI-1881-


THE TREASURE OF LEUY
In October 1878, The Common Leuy near Cuckoo Farm, which is more [Coequosa the Antonine Itinerary?), A farmer who was digging a ditch to plant chestnut trees found at 70 cm depth, two terracotta vases containing about seven and a half kilos of small bronzes and copper coins, a fibula and two silver bracelets below. The coins, sold and scattered soon, were probably numbering 3,000 or 4,000. The 279 pieces that have been examined were divided among twenty-two emperors and empresses from Alexander Severus to Aurelian. (There were 108 pieces of Gallienus.) Burial must have taken place under Aurelian between 270 and 275
E. Taillebois - The Truth About the Treasury Leuy Bull.Soc.Borda-III-T-1878-
E. Taillebois - A final word on the Treasury Leuy - Bull Soc.Borda IV-T-1879-
THE TREASURY Eyre


Discovery of a silver vase containing 250 coins "bad money allocated to the Barbarians, and a fibula of silver attached to a long chain. Scattered, only ten were still in the Cabinet of Medals of BN 1889.Le vase was melted sold by weight and by the discoverer.
M IN LONGPERIER - Archaeological Review-1884-1885 - E. Taillebois - Research on Numismatic Novempopulany - Bull Soc Borda T.XIV-p-1889-122 -

THE TREASURY OF Poyartin


In 1866, a treasure was discovered by workmen pioneers in a clay pot sealed with clay under the strain of chestnut: 1200 Roman coins and jewelry, part of which is on display at the Museum of National Antiquities in Saint Germain en Laye.
In 1889 they discovered a bronze coin bearing the portrait of Adrian in the rectory garden.

THE TREASURY OF THE PLAN PUJO
Chance discovery in 1977 in connection with farm work at a place called Branquet, an important ancient treasures monetary. It included several thousand (13000) antoniniani of the late third century, struck under the Emperors Tetricus, Claudius II, Posthumus, Valerian, Probus, and Galen. Unfortunately everything was in disrepair and agglomerated oxide. A portion was acquired by the Museum of Mont-de-Marsan .

THE TREASURY OF PONTENX

In November 1885, leveling the garden of the school district of La Fontaine Gold, the aptly named, workmen found a bronze cauldron containing 4116 pieces of oxidized silver and 45 gold pieces that became common return (the proceeds of the sale helped finance the construction of the new school).

Gold coins were Charles V, Charles VI, king of France, Edward III, Henry IV, Henry V, king of England. Silver coins were Edward the Black Prince, Richard II (930 pieces), Henry IV (3190pièces), kings of England, and even two parts of Raymond IV, Prince of Orange, one of Pope Urban V. .. and the city of Lubeck. The study documents were used to estimate the landfill around 1415. The oldest was the effigy of Edward III (1327-1377), and the most recent of Henry V (1413-1422)

E. Taillebois - The Fountain of Gold, Discovery Pontenx-les-Forges - . Bull Soc Borda-T.XI-1886-







CASTELNAU-CHALOSSE - Discovered in 1860, a moor, the treasure of Gibret. A pot containing 7-800 parts with effigies of Gordian and Antonin and jewels'




CAZERES ADOUR
ON - In November 1894, we found a vase containing two bracelets, two earrings, a ring and a dozen silver coins of Valentinian, Gratian and Theodosius I.



LABOUHEYRE
- was discovered in 1898, a treasure of 276 gold coins of King Charles V, king of Castile and Pedro the Cruel and the Black Prince, whose burial was dated to about 1370 corresponds to the flight of the king of Castile conquered, who took refuge in Bordeaux held by the Black Prince.
MOMUY
- Towards 1860, we collected 3,000 or 4,000 small bronzes of the period of Gallienus, dispersed before being studied.
MORCENX - In 1851 it was discovered near the church, a vessel which contained about 159 coins N Prince, Peter the Cruel and Charles V, whose burial is dated 1380 by between 1370et a part of Henry II of Castile.

POMAREZ - In March 1892 a farmer discovered, Lataste the locality, or Tastet tasto,

in the debris of a vase of a hoard of 400 coins attributed to the people of Gaul Tarbell
Poyartin
- We found a box full of coins of Gallienus and contemporary emperors. No studies of this discovery was not made.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL
- 63-80 bronzes Commodus Septimius Severus Vespasian
SANGUINET
- 36 bronzes Trajan Trajan Dece Seyresse - Around 1860, they found 30 kilos of small bronzes of the period of Gallienus, which were dispersed before being studied.



the cauldron of the Fountain of Gold Pontenx


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