Broad Garth, Roman coin
Broad Garth, Roman coin
HER Number
6708
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Broad Garth, Roman coin
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Unassigned
Site Type: Broad
Archaeological Feature
Site Type: Specific
Coin
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Broad Garth, Roman coin
Coin found during phase 4ii of the Queen Street excavations in 1985.
Obverse: crude bust
Reverse: two soldiers standing with a standard between them.
GLORIA EXERCITUS type, local imitation.
Mid to late C4
Copper alloy
Coin found during phase 4ii of the Queen Street excavations in 1985.
Obverse: crude bust
Reverse: two soldiers standing with a standard between them.
GLORIA EXERCITUS type, local imitation.
Mid to late C4
Copper alloy
Easting
425300
Northing
563900
Grid Reference
NZ425300563900
Sources
G.D. Robson, 1988, The Coins in O’ Brien et al The Origins of the Newcastle Quayside