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| HER Number: | MDV2821 |
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| Name: | FINDSPOT in the Parish of South Milton, Thurlestone |
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Summary
Roman iron medal of the Emperor Nero found at Leas Foot Sand
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 675 421 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | South Milton |
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| Civil Parish | Thurlestone |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THURLESTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64SE/20
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (I to Roman - 1 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX64SE 2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV149320.
Worth, R. H., 1949, 54th report of scientific memoranda, 95-6 (Article in Serial). SDV149318.
Medal with diameter 30mm & weight 17.3 g. An Annona medal of the Emperor Nero was found on the beach at Thurlestone (Leas Foot Sand). Corroded. Obverse, head of an emperor, facing right, distinguishable as Nero. Reverse, on the right a seated female figure, in the left hand a cornucopia, in the right hand some ears of corn, held out to a standing female figure on the left. The seated figure is Ceres. A similar medal is recorded in Shortt's Sylva Antiqua Iscana, pp 69,52. The first was found near Bartholomew Yard, Exeter, and the other near the Ide. The legends on the second medal are given as obverse; Nero, Claud, Caesar Aug Ger. P. M. TR. P. Cos. II, and reverse Annonan Augusti Ceres.
Blaylock, S. + Neophytou, M., 2004, South Milton Sands & Southdown Farm: Initial archaeological assessment, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV323350.
Roman ornament of iron found at Leas Foot Sand.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149318 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1949. 54th report of scientific memoranda. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 81. 95-6. |
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| SDV149320 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX64SE 2. SX64SE. |
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| SDV323350 | Report - Assessment: Blaylock, S. + Neophytou, M.. 2004. South Milton Sands & Southdown Farm: Initial archaeological assessment. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV2387 - ORNAMENT (I to Unknown - 1 AD)
- FDV508 - MEDAL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV2693 - South Milton Sands & Southdown Farm: Initial archaeological assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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