Dupondius with Emperor Vespasian comes from Lyon - Fund probably comes from the asparagus
The Griesheim City Archives can look forward to a historical newcomer: a Roman coin, a so -called Dupondius, was recently handed over to the archive. It is an original from around 77 to 78 AD, shaped in today's French Lyon and shows the image of Emperor Vespasian.
asparagus sting in the 1970s and recently left the finder to the archive by the finder. The State Office for the Hesse Monument Conservation confirmed the authenticity of the find. The Dupondius was a common small coin in antiquity, about comparable to a current center.
A window in the Roman past of the region
The find throws an exciting light on the region's Roman past. Roman soldiers were stationed along the Rhine at the time and used local services such as gastronomy, laundry or craft businesses. It is not unusual that coins come to light in field work or on arable land - they occasionally indicate underground settlement remains .
Meaning for research and monument protection
The city archive points out that the exact location for the scientific classification is important. Findings of this type also apply legal regulations: According to the law, half of the law and the other half belong to the property ownership - unless the find is of state -historical importance, then it goes into the property of the country.
Such finds can be reported to the city of Griesheim , the Lower Monument Protection Authority at the Groß-Gerau district or at the Hesse State Office .
As early as 1989, a Roman coin from the 4th century AD had been found in the Griesheim district - also in asparagus. At that time the finder was allowed to keep the piece.
(Griesheim - Red/PSG)
