Interpreting Roman hoards

Bibliographic Data

ID3919499
AuthorsRichard Reece (University College London, corresponding author)
Year1988
Volume20
Issue2
Pages261-269
Publication date1988-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.1988.9980071
OpenAlexW2143444729
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited9

Groups of objects found together in Roman contexts provide a range of opportunities for interpretation not available in earlier periods. The objects can often be well dated and put in a definite sequence and similar groups may well be available for comparison over the whole area of the Roman empire. When the comparative material provided by the written sources is added the opportunities for interpretation multiply, but the problems which arise become more intense and certainty is harder to achieve. Groups of objects of many, or most, materials have been found in the Roman period, but only some groups are referred to as hoards, bringing to the fore the problems of definition which, at this period, may realistically hinge in some cases on the motive of the hoarder. A summary of different materials is attempted and a very general survey of coin hoards attempts to show the possibilities of study and the range of material

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