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Summary

Eleven copper alloy Roman sestertii were found in 2014 and reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme. They date from AD 117 - to AD 224. Donated by finder to Plymouth Museum.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• PAS FindspotCode: DEV-37EC41
• PAS FindspotCode: IARCH-BF29F5

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FINDSPOT (II to III - 117 AD (Between) to 224 AD (Between))

Full description

British Museum, 2023, Portable Antiquities Scheme, 2023, IARCH-BF29F5 & DEV-37EC41 (Website). SDV365320.

(Found 2014) [IARCH-BF29F5]A hoard of 11 copper alloy sestertii found in May 2014 in South Brent, Devon. For details see DEV-37EC41.
[DEV-37EC41] A small hoard of eleven Roman copper alloy coins. All the coins are second and early third century AD brass denominations known as sestertii and are considerably worn. The group stretches from the Emperor Hadrian (AD 117-38) to the Severan period covering the first quarter of the following century (the latest datable coin is from AD 224; the third regnal year of the emperor Severus Alexander, AD 222-35). Returned to finder but subsequently donated to Plymouth Museum.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

• FDV8123 - COIN (II to III - 117 AD to 224 AD)
• FDV8122 - HOARD (II to III - 117 AD to 224 AD)

Associated Events: none recorded

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