Throckley, Roman coin
Throckley, Roman coin
HER Number
1418
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Throckley, Roman coin
Place
Throckley
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Coin
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
A Roman Sestertius found by a Mr. Watson on his farm at Throckley House. It is made of Orichalcum, an alloy of copper and zinc which has the appearance of gold. On the obverse it showed a bearded and laurel-wreathed Emperor with the inscription L(usius) VERUS AUG(ustus) PARTH(icus) MAX(imus) - Lucius Augustus Greatest of Parthian Conquerors. On the reverse a human figure with his hands behind his back representing the defeated Parthians. The inscription reads TR(ibunus) P(opuli) V IMP(erator) III CO(n)S(ul) II - the 5th season as Tribune of the people, 3rd as Emperor and 2nd as Consul. The date of this coin is between August and December 165 A.D.
Easting
415100
Northing
566300
Grid Reference
NZ415100566300
Sources
<< HER 1418 >> C. North, 1980, Roman Sestertius, Archaeological Newsbulletin for Council British Archaeology, Regional Group, 3,Series 2, No. 12, December 1980, p. 16