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| HER Number: | MDV4099 |
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| Name: | Roman coin found near Princetown |
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Summary
Bronze late Roman coin found in Princetown in 1885 during the digging of a drain attached to some houses on the road that leads to Two Bridges. Described as a Byzantine copper coin in a remarkable state of preservation, it was identified as a coin of Tiberius Constantinus (AD 581); the first coin of this emperor to be recorded in this county.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 590 735 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE61
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440209
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/49
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Post Roman - 410 AD (Between) to 700 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The late 19th century historic map show houses directly opposite the Railway Inn on this road, as well as several more slightly further north-eastwards along the road towards Two Bridges. Location of this record is approximate.
Brent, F., 1885, 10th Report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda, 69-70 (Article in Serial). SDV250005.
Worth, R. N., 1891, President's Address, 78 (Article in Serial). SDV158810.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1973, SX57SE61 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV216294.
A coin of Tiberius Constantinus (AD 581) was dug up near Princetown in 1885. Estimated at SX 591735.
Anon, 1995, Numismatical, 69-70 (Article in Serial). SDV216296.
Description of the coin found in Princetown in May 1885. Described as being discovered during the digging of a drain attached to some houses recently built on the outskirts of Princetown, by the side of the road that leads to Two Bridges.
Described as a Byzantine copper coin in a remarkable state of preservation (although 'rudely executed'), the article describes the coin in detail.
Identified as a coin of Tiberius Constantinus (AD 581); the first coin of this emperor to be recorded in this county (citing R. N. Worth).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV158810 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. N.. 1891. President's Address. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 23. A5 Hardback. 78. |
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| SDV216294 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1973. SX57SE61. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV216296 | Article in Serial: Anon. 1995. Numismatical. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 17. Digital. 69-70. |
| SDV250005 | Article in Serial: Brent, F.. 1885. 10th Report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 17. A5 Hardback. 69-70. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #24242 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV4788 - COIN (VI - 581 AD to 582 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 5 2021 12:07PM |
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