Oppidum de Tronoën

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The Tronoën Oppidum (also known as the Tronoan Oppidum) is an urban, protohistoric complex of the Armomeric Republic. Its remains were cleared in the late 19th century by archaeologist Paul du Chatellier (1833-1911). The site is located in the commune of Saint-Jean-Trolimon, in the Finistère department, in Brittany.

It experienced a Celtic occupation from the 1st Iron Age, in the 7th century BC (Hallstattian era) and observed continuity of use throughout the 2nd Iron Age (Latenian era). The installation of a new site, instead of these first urban structures, was created in the Gallo-Roman era. However, the second foundation did not last and eventually underwent an abandonment from the fourth century.

The site of Tronoën belongs to the territory (civitas or city) of the Gaulish tribe of Osisms. At the site of the Armo Rican oppidum, Gallo-Roman coins were highlighted. They are usually made of bronze.

Other types of numismatic elements, also found near or within the enclosure of the oppidum, have been identified and listed. From the older days, these coins...