THE KAPULUKAYA SOLIDUS HOARD
MELİH ARSLAN
The hoard was found in a pottery vase in the vicinity of the Kapulukaya dam in the Keskin district of the province of Kırıkkale. This hoard was bought by Mr. Yüksel Erimtan, who is a private collector in Ankara.
As there is no independent evidence about the nature and circumstances of the find. We have to accept what the salesman told Mr. Erimtan about the discovery of the hoard. The salesman obtained this information from the person who actually found the hoard. ,There remains some uncertainty about the exact find-place. Similarly, the vessel is very large for such a small hoard and, therefore, one may be justified in suspecting that it originally comprised a large number of coins. The salesman, however, has asserted that the twenty-one coins make up the entire hoard. The vase would seem to date from the same period as the coins, and so it is quite plausible that the hoard was indeed found in this vessel. ,The vase is damaged around the neck and the rim is missing. Its height, as extant, is 16 cm; the diameter of the body is 11 cm and that of the base is 6 cm.
This small hoard, now in Mr. Erimtan's collection, provides some useful information about the officinae of the Antioch mint in the reign of Valens. But of much greater significance is the presence in the hoard of an unique issue of Valentinian II (cat.no.21). That this coin survives may, perhaps, confirm the integrity of the hoard.
Die-links | |||
Cat.no. | Emperor | Diadem type[*] | Mint-mark |
1 | Valentinian I | R | ANOBE |
2 | Valens | R | ANOBS |
3 | R | ANOBS | |
4 | R | ANOBZ |
٠ P = Pearl-diademed; R = Rosette-diademed
5 | R | ANOBZ |
6 | R | ANOBZ |
7 | P | ANOBH |
8 | P | ANOBH |
9 | P | ANOBH |
10 | R | ANOBH |
11 | R | ANOBH |
12 | P | ANOB6 |
13 | R | ANOBI |
14 | P | KANOB0 |
15 | R | panobF |
16 | R | PANOBH |
17 | R | PANOBI |
18 | P | ANOBI |
19 | R | KANOBE |
20 | R | PANOBH |
21 | P | ANOBI |
٠ P = Pearl-diademed; R = Rosette-diademed
No. | Observe | Valentinian I (364375) Reverse | Notes | Weight Die-axis |
1-) | IN. VALENTINI- | GLORIA-RO-MANORVM | R.I.C.9: 16b | 4.47gr |
ANVS P.FA’G. | Roma and Constantinopolis, | |||
Rosette-diademed, | helmeted, seated on throne. | |||
draped and cuirassed. r. | Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/X;. Constantinopolis resting r. foot 0'1 prow; above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBE | 12 | ||
Valens (364378) Mint of Antioch | ||||
367-375 | ||||
2-) | D.N.VAI£NS-PER. | GLORIA-RO- MANORVM | R.I.C.9: 16d | 4.48gr |
F.AVG | Roma and Constantinopolis. | |||
Rosettediademed. | helmeted, seated on throne. | |||
draped and | Roma facing. Constantinopolis | |||
cuirassed, r. | turning head tow-ards Roma, eaclr holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; | 5 | ||
Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow; above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBS |
3.) D.N.VÆENS-PER- | GLORIA-RO- MANORVM Roma and Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated on throne, Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; | RI.C.9: 16d | 4.50gr 5 | ||
FAVG Rosette-diademed. | |||||
draped cuirassed, r. | and | ||||
Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow; above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBS | |||||
4-) | D.N.VALENS-PER | GLORIA-R-O- MANORVM | RI.C.9: 16d | 4.50gr | |
F.AVG Rosette-diademed, dra-ped and cuirassed. r. | Roma and Constantinopolis. helmeted, seated on throne. Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both togetlrer shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; | 6 | |||
Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow; above shield. Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBZ | |||||
5-) | D.N.VALENS-PER | GLORLRO- MANORVM | RI.C.9: 16d | 4.46gr | |
FAVG Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed, r. | Roma and Constantinopolis, lielmeted, seated on throne, Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; | 6 | |||
Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow; above shield. Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBZ | |||||
&) | DNVALENS-PER. F.AVG Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed, I. | GLORIA-RO- MANORVM Roma and Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated on throne, Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; Cons tan tinopolis resting r. foot on prow: above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBZ | R.I.C.9: 16d | 4.45gr 12 |
7-) | D.N.VAIENS-PER. F.AVG Pearldiademed, draped and cuirassed, r. | GLORIARO- MANORVM Roma and Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated on throne, Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/Х/МѴЕ/ХХ; | R.I.C.9: 16c | 4.33gr 6 |
Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow; above shield. Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBH | ||||
8.) | D.N.VAIENER F.AVG Pearldiademed, draped and cuirassed, r. | GLORIARO- MANORVM Roma and Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated on throne, Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; | R.I.C.9: 16c | 4.51gr 6 |
Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow; above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBH | ||||
9-) | D.N.VALENS-PER | GLORIA-RO- MANORVM | R.I.C.9: 16c 4.48gr | |
FAVG Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed. ٢. | Roma and Constantinopolis, )relmeted, seated on throne, Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow; above shield. Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBH | 11 | ||
10-) | D.N.VALENS-PER. FAVG Rosettediademed, draped and cuirassed, r. | GLORIA-RO- MANORVM Roma and Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated on throne, Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and botlr together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow: above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBH | R.I.C.9: 16d | 4.41gr 5 |
11-) | D.N.VALENS-PER. FAVG Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed. r. | GLORIA-RO- MANORVM Roma and Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated on throne, Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow: above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBH | R.I.C.9: 16d | 4.47gr 6 |
12-) | D.N.VALENS-PER. | GLORIA-R-O- MANORVM | R.I.C.9: 16c | 4.46gr |
F.AVG Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, r. | Roma and Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated on throne, Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/Х/МѴІ./ХХ; | 11 | ||
Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow; above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBB | ||||
13-) | D.N.VAI£NS-PER. | GLORIA-R-O- MANORVM | RI.C.9: 16d | 4.46gr |
FAVG Rosettediademed, draped and cuirassed, r. | Roma and Constantinopolis. helmeted, seated on throne, Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding scepue and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; | 11 | ||
Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow; above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBI | ||||
14) | D.N.VALENS-PER. | GLORIA-RO- MANORVM | R.I.C.9: 16c | 4.47gr |
F.AVG Pearldiademed. draped and cuirassed, r. | Roma and Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated on throne, Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow; above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark KANOBB | 11 | ||
15-) D.N.VA1£NS-PER. | GLORIA-R-O- MANORVM | RI.C.9: 16d | 4.46gr | |
FAVG Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed. r. | Roma and Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated on throne, Roma facing. Cons tan tinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow; above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark PANOBT | 12 | ||
16-) | Ü.N.VALENS-PER- FAVG Rosettediademed, draped and cuirassed, r. | gloriar-о- MANORVM Roma and Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated on throne. Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow: above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark PANOBH | RI.C.9: 16d | 4.42gr 11 |
17-) | D.N.٧ALEN$PER. FAVG Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, r. | GLORLA-RO- MANORVM Roma and Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated on throne. Roma facing. Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed ѴОТ/X/MVL/XX; Constantinopolis resting r. foot on prow; above shield, Chi- Rho. Mint-mark PANOBI | R.I.C.9:16c | 4.39gr 12 |
18-) | D.N.GRATI-ANVS AVG Pearl-diademed. draped and cuirassed, | VICTORIA AVGVSTOR'VM r.Victory, seated r. on cuirass, shield behind, writing ѴОТ/V/MVL/X on shield held on knee. In field r.٠ Chi- Rho. Mint-mark ANOBI | R.I.C.9: 21a | 4.47gr 12 |
19-) | D.N.GRATIA-NVS PFAVG Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed, Г. | VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM Victory, seated r. on cuirass, shield behind, writing ѴОТ/V/MVL/X on shield held on knee. In field r., Chi- Rho. Mint-mark KANOBE | R.I.C.9: 21b | 4.52gr 5 |
20-) | D.N.GRATI-ANVS AVG Rosetta-diademed, draped and cuirassedr. | VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM Victory, seated r. on cuirass, shield behind, writing ѴОТ/V/MVL/X on shield held on knee. In field r., Chi- Rho. Mint-mark PANOBH | RI.C.9:21c | 4.46gr 12 |
Valentinian 11(375-392) Mint of Antiochia 375-378 or 378-388 | ||||
21 | D.N.VALENTINIA NVS IVN.P.F.AVG. PearlDiameded. .. | GLORIA-ROMANORVM Two emparors nimbate standing facing, in consular robes holding r.hand sceptre; above and between them a cross. Mint-mark ANOBI | NC.199O pl.23A (Variant) | 4.45gr 6 |
