excavated

出土　—　Research

Coming to light out of the ground.

Aureus of Claudius (found in Southern India) — A photograph of what this word names.

Rupee of Aurangzeb (from a shipwreck) — A photograph of what this word names.

⚠ A coin with a known findspot and one without have completely different values as evidence. 'Findspot unknown' is the same as a coin being half-silent.

References

EMC / SCBI — Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds ／ Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles — The Fitzwilliam Museum / The British Academy　Individual records of excavated and found coins. EMC covers c. 12,000 finds from 410–1180, SCBI c. 46,000 coins in collections. Also includes a list of hoards.

The books and materials referred to in this course.