Sep 11 – 16, 2022
University of Warsaw
Europe/Warsaw timezone

Preliminary report on the Varzi hoard (Pavia, Northern Italy)

Sep 13, 2022, 2:00 PM
1h
University of Warsaw

University of Warsaw

Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28 Warsaw

Speakers

Alessandro Bona (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart) Alessandro Cavagna (State University of Milan) Cecilia Norfini (University of Bologna) Claudia Perassi (Catholic University of of Sacred Heart, Milano) Florence Jeanne Marie Caillaud (University of Bologna)

Description

A large hoard of radiates discovered in 2019 near Varzi (PV – Northern Italy) consists of more than 1,300 coins which date from Gallienus to Aurelian (based on a preliminary analysis). The specimens are in a very poor condition, probably due to the lack of a ceramic vessel to preserve them from a direct contact with the ground. This is confirmed by the absence of any ceramic fragments on the site of the discovery.
The Varzi hoard is one of a significant group of hoards deposited in the region during the second half of the 3rd century A.D., and smaller than some of them (Grumello Cremonese, Ceretto Lomellina, Ottobiano).
The coins are being restored at the University of Bologna as part of a degree thesis in ‘Conservazione e Restauro’, sampling different techniques to achieve effective results in readability and preservation of coins with a low percentage of silver.

Primary authors

Alessandro Bona (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart) Alessandro Cavagna (State University of Milan) Cecilia Norfini (University of Bologna) Claudia Perassi (Catholic University of of Sacred Heart, Milano) Florence Jeanne Marie Caillaud (University of Bologna)

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