I just ordered these books-- one is recently published and the other is from 2009. Info below is from the publisher--
MONETARY TREASURES
VOLUME XXIX: TREASURE OF SAINT-GERMAIN-LÈS-ARPAJON (ESSONNE), A GIANT REPOSITORY OF III th CENTURY AD
This new volume of Monetary Treasures is devoted to a single ensemble, the gigantic Gallo-Roman treasure of Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon (Essonne). The approximately 34,000 coins that make up this deposit represent an accumulation of metal of more than 100 kg. If it is not its extraordinary size, the profile of this set is quite classic in appearance. It consists mainly of small copper alloy coins struck during the period known as the “Gallic Empire” (260-274). The most recent coins date from the reign of Probus (276-282). The hoarding takes place in a troubled context, both politically (usurpations, invasions and other revolts) and economically (inflation, monetary reforms).
In addition to the usual numismatic aspect, the study addresses this monetary deposit as an archaeological object in its own right. Because we have the rare chance to have a complete set that has been excavated at the site of the discovery and then in the laboratory. Microfiltration of one of the two containers combined with analysis of the coins revealed that two separate sets were brought together at the time of the burial. This gives the treasure its originality.
Several other massive deposits of the same type are known, but few have been able to be published in their entirety as is the case here. The volume is accompanied by a review article on these giant deposits to try to better understand why these enormous accumulations of metal were buried and never recovered.
250 pages, 50 plates
MONETARY TREASURES
VOLUME XXIII: TREASURES OF GAUL AND NORTH AFRICA IN THE IV th CENTURY AD
What binds deposits XXIII published in the volume of monetary Treasures is not, for once, place of discovery, but the era in which they were buried, the IV th century of our era. Eight sets have been discovered in Gaul, two in North Africa. Most of them were recently invented (Maule in 1966, Mantoche in 1993, Mont-Saint-Sulpice in 1995, Clerval in 1998, Larré in 2001, Chevroches in 2001-2002, Bordeaux finally in 2003), with the exception of that of Seltz, partly dispersed after its discovery in 1930, and of which a new batch, published here, joined the collections of the Cabinet des médailles, thanks to the selfless generosity of its owner. Their importance varies, from a purse of 11 nummi at Clairval to the larger deposits of Larré (9 argentei and 918 nummi) and Mont-Saint-Sulpice (half an argenteus and 1086 nummi). These sets, buried or lost during the IV th century (Larré: 300; Mont-Saint-Sulpice: 310; Bordeaux: 312/3; Mantoche: 318 as well as Chevroches II; Clairval: 330; Chevroches III: after 341; Maule: 353/4 as well as Constantine and Cherchel) give an accurate enough idea of currency in circulation in Gaul during the first half of the IV th century and bring their share of unlisted kind before. The treasures of Constantine and Cherchel, found in Africa, bear witness to different supply circuits.
Paperback, 1 vol. (215 p.-37 pl.), Black and white illustrations, 30 x 21 cm
