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Summary

A great number of Roman coins, possibly a hoard, were found on Dalwood Common in 1837.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SY29NW3
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NW/73
• Pastscape: 449611

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV100734.

A great number of roman coins were found on dalwood common.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV100735.

Osa=sy29nw3.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV100736.

Worth, r. N. /tda/23(1891)78/presidential address (roman devon).

Historic England, 2015-2016, NRHE to HER prototype, 445461 (Website). SDV359652.

Summary description
A possible Roman coin hoard was found on Dalwood Common.
Full description
Area SY 232998. A large number of Roman coins (? hoard) found on Dalwood Common (Downs). (1)
A great quantity of Roman coins were found in 1837 on Dalwood Down. (2)
Sources
1 Devonshire Association reports and transactions 78 23, 1891 (R N Worth)
2 VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION 27 Antiquities of Devon before Norman Conquest 1861 (J Davidson)
2a Externally held archive reference Woollcombe Mss in Devon & Exeter Inst
2b VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION Sylvia Antiqua Iscana 1840 (W T P short)
Monument types, periods and evidence
Findspot: Roman. Find
Related monuments: None recorded
Related monuments: None recorded
Related archives/objects: None recorded
Compiler: Stephen Willy, 1979
Record created: Prior to 01/04/1999

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

• FDV3549 - COIN (I to Unknown - 43 AD)

Associated Events: none recorded

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