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HER Number:MDV2351
Name:Roman coin found in Yelverton

Summary

Bronze sestertius coin of Claudius (41-54 AD) found in Yelverton in 1840 and retained by finder.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 52 67
Map Sheet:SX56NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishBuckland Monachorum
Civil ParishMeavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMEAVEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX56NW24
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 439084
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/39
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX56NW24

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (I - 41 AD (Between) to 54 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX56NW24 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV252944.

A bronze sestertius of Claudius (41-54 AD) has been reported by Mr F E Rossiter, whose great-grandfather found it at Yelverton in 1840 and who retains the coin.

Barber, J., 1969, 30th Report on Archaeology and Early History, 261 (Article in Serial). SDV350130.

Bronze sestertius coin of Claudius (41-54 AD). Found in Yelverton in 1840 of type published by Mattingley and Sydenham, Roman Imperial Coinage I, p.131, no.78.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV252944Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX56NW24. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #12519 ]
SDV350130Article in Serial: Barber, J.. 1969. 30th Report on Archaeology and Early History. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 101. A5 Paperback. 261.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

  • FDV3095 - COIN (I - 41 AD to 54 AD)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 6 2023 3:21PM

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