RECOGNIZING HOARDS IN COLLECTIONS. A POSSIBLE III CENTURY HOARD FROM THE STROLIN COLLECTION IN SCHIO (VI)

Abstract

This article presents a group of 31 Roman bronze coins (almost exclusively sestertii), which are part of a collection donated to the municipality of Schio (VI - Italy) in 2014. These specimens, illustrated here for the first time fully and properly identified, are recognized as a possible hoard of III century bronze coins, or at least a part of it, probably found locally. In fact, considering its characteristics of composition and chronology, it perfectly fits with the hoarding patterns of northern Italy.In addition to discussing the cohesion of this group as an ancient hoard, this article briefly presents the phenomenon of the hoarding of bronze coins in Italy during the third century, already extensively studied in literature, of which this group of coins constitutes a further addition to the already known examples.

Keywords

• hoarding pattern
• iii century ad
• northern italy
• collections