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| HER Number: | MDV55781 |
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| Name: | FINDSPOT in the Parish of Tiverton |
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Summary
Counterfeit Roman coin datable roughly to AD70s. Found during fieldwalking to the west of the Roman fort at Bolham.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 955 143 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS91SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tiverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TIVERTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SE/361/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (I to Post Medieval - 1 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Keene, B., 1994, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV59064.
Roman coin found during fieldwalking to the west of the Roman fort. Find spot lay c.36m w of hedgeline roughly on line with the west gate of the fort. Identified as a counterfeit, datable to roughly AD70s.
Shiel, N., 1994, Untitled Source (Correspondence). SDV59065.
A plated denarius which does not match any legitimately minted coin type. Obverse bears head of a young Nero. The reverse has Ceres standing and may be copied from another issue. Letter refers to a coin of Charles II also being found.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV59064 | Worksheet: Keene, B.. 1994. |
| SDV59065 | Correspondence: Shiel, N.. 1994. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV55782 | Related to: FINDSPOT in the Parish of Tiverton (Find Spot) |
| MDV55780 | Related to: Flint Scatter from the west of Bolham Hill (Monument) |
| MDV55783 | Related to: SLAG in the Parish of Tiverton (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds
- FDV4262 - COIN (I to Unknown - 1 AD)
Associated Events
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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