See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
| HER Number: | MDV11747 |
|---|
| Name: | Bronze Coin, Bideford |
|---|
Summary
A bronze coin, an antoninianus of Severus Alexander, AD 222-235, reverse Athena, was found in a garden in Bideford. Exact findspot unknown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 45 26 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
|---|
| Admin Area | Devon |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Bideford |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Westleigh |
|---|
| District | North Devon |
|---|
| District | Torridge |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIDEFORD |
|---|
Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/35
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS42NE 9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (III - 222 AD to 235 AD (Between))
Full description
Fox, A., 1951, Eighteenth Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon, 40 (Article in Serial). SDV15558.
Bideford. A bronze coin, an antoninianus of Severus Alexander, AD 222-235, reverse Athena, was found in a garden; it is from a Greek mint, Cyzicus, on the sea of Marmora, in Asia Minor.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SS42NE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV338689.
Roman Coin found.
1. A bronze coin antoninianus of Serverus Alexander, AD 222-235, reverse Athena, found in a garden at Bideford.
2. Neither Exeter, Barnstaple nor Bideford Museums know anything about this coin.
Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Archaeology of Exmoor, 97-8, 209 (Monograph). SDV1641.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV15558 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1951. Eighteenth Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 83. A5 Hardback. 40. |
| |
| | |
| SDV1641 | Monograph: Grinsell, L. V.. 1970. The Archaeology of Exmoor. The Archaeology of Exmoor: Bideford Bay to Bridgewater. A5 Hardback. 97-8, 209. |
| |
| | |
| SDV338689 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SS42NE9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| |
| | |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3565 - COIN (III to Unknown - 222 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 20 2012 3:02PM |
|---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.