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| HER Number: | MDV8703 |
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| Name: | Forged Roman Coin from Newton Abbot |
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Summary
Forged Roman coin, a lead sestertius of Diadumenianus found in a ditch beside the road at Newton Abbot.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 850 698 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton Abbot |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WOLBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86NE/40
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX86NE1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (III - 201 AD to 300 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX86NE1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV348858.
A forged Roman coin was found in may 1954 in a ditch beside the road at Newton Abbot (Wolborough). The forgery, in lead, of a sestertius of Diadumenianus, is said to probably be contemporary. Now in Torquay Museum.
Fox, A., 1955, Twenty-Third Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon, 326 (Article in Serial). SDV337025.
Exeter Archaeology, 2004, Archaeological Assessment of Westwoods Farm, Ogwell, 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV347820.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337025 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1955. Twenty-Third Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 326. |
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| SDV347820 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2004. Archaeological Assessment of Westwoods Farm, Ogwell. Exeter Archaeology Report. 04.14. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV348858 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX86NE1. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #53046 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV1970 - COIN (Unknown date)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 27 2012 1:22PM |
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