Whickham, supposed Roman coin hoard
Whickham, supposed Roman coin hoard
HER Number
1506
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Whickham, supposed Roman coin hoard
Place
Whickham
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Coin Hoard
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
In 1938 K. Steer reported that he had been told, in 1927, by a librarian in South Shields that a friend had shown the latter 10 radiate coins, said to have been dug up near the Seven Sisters, Whickham. The location of the coins is unknown.
Easting
420000
Northing
560000
Grid Reference
NZ420000560000
Sources
<< HER 1506 >> Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, WEJM, 1974 ?, Roman coin hoard
K. Steer, 1938, Archaeology of Roman Durham, 310
K. Steer, 1938, Archaeology of Roman Durham, 310