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Summary

Roman coins. Manuscript reference only. Rev. Langdon's notebook in the parish chest refers to roman coins found 'in an earthen jar underneath a heap of stone' in 1814, from the reign of phillipus, aurelian, tacitus, probus, diocletian, tetricius and cornelia salmina. He does not identify the site, but local people say it was at hill common, near leahill farm. He does not refer to membury roman villa in his notebook, but locals say it was he who found the pieces of roman brick in culver croft, and took them to the school house (crf:st20se/22) (walker).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20SE/23

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

CRF:ST20SE/22, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127560.

Roman coins. Manuscript reference only. Rev. Langdon's notebook in the parish chest refers to roman coins found 'in an earthen jar underneath a heap of stone' in 1814, from the reign of phillipus, aurelian, tacitus, probus, diocletian, tetricius and cornelia salmina. He does not identify the site, but local people say it was at hill common, near leahill farm. He does not refer to membury roman villa in his notebook, but locals say it was he who found the pieces of roman brick in culver croft, and took them to the school house (crf:st20se/22) (walker).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127564.

Des=walker, d. /worksheet/(-/-/1977).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127565.

Wilkin, w. H. /tda/59(1927)244/notes on membury, part ii.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127566.

Pulman, g. P. R. /book of the axe/(1875 fourth edition).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127567.

Osa=st20se1.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127569.

Fox, a. /tda/88(1956)219.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127570.

Worth, r. N. /tda/23(1891)79.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127571.

Osa=st20se16.

Wilkin, W. H., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV31915.

Davidson in ms of "collections for membury" records children finding a small urn full of roman coins on hill common in c.1814. Also noted by pulman (wilkin) (see parish file).

FOX, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV4034.

Two roman coins: probus (as 276-282), m and s.643,650 and victorinum (sd268270), m and s 67. Both acquired by ramm exeter in 1909.(fox).

Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

Site visit 28th September 1992. Site now covered with scrub/woodland. No visible features.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

• FDV3190 - HOARD (I to Unknown - 43 AD)

Associated Events: none recorded

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