Tyne and Wear HER(489): South Shields, Beach Road, Roman coin - Details
489
S Tyneside
South Shields, Beach Road, Roman coin
South Shields
NZ36NE
Currency
Coin
Roman
C4
Find
A Roman coin, probably of the emperor Valens (364 - 375 A.D.), with his bust on the obverse. Found in a gas main trench at the junction of Beach Road and Woodbine Road. Registered at South Shields Roman Fort Museum on 8 April 1991 by P.T. Bidwell and retained by the finder.
3685
6704
NZ36856704
<< HER 489 >> Pers comm. C. Hart, 1991, South Shields, Beach Road, Roman coin