Herd Sands, Roman coins
Herd Sands, Roman coins
HER Number
908
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sands, Roman coins
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
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
There have been recorded finds of Roman coins from Herd Sands and North Beach on a number of occasions between 1891 and 1980, most in the period 1908-1915 when lists were published by R. Blair. Bidwell notes a total of 46. The present location of these coins is presently obscure - perhaps in the Museum of Antiquities or South Shields Roman Fort Museum. The discovery of finds on this beach is now more usually attributed to the dumping of dredged material from the Tyne.
Easting
437800
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437800567300
Sources
<< HER 908 >> Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1891, Exhibited, 2, IV (for 1889-90), p. 11
R. Blair ?, 1909, Herd Sand, South Shields,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, III (for 1907-08), p. 193
R. Blair, 1910, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, IV (for 1909-10), pp. 83, 103, 124, 224n, 288
R. Blair, 1913, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, V (for 1911-12), pp. 3, 161, 188
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1917, 3, VII (for 1915-16), pp. 6, 33-34, 213
J.A. Petch, 1925, Roman Durham, Archaeologia Aeliana, 4, I, 29 and n.
P.T. Bidwell, 1988, The Civilian Settlement...of the Roman Fort at South Shields
R. Blair ?, 1909, Herd Sand, South Shields,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, III (for 1907-08), p. 193
R. Blair, 1910, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, IV (for 1909-10), pp. 83, 103, 124, 224n, 288
R. Blair, 1913, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, V (for 1911-12), pp. 3, 161, 188
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1917, 3, VII (for 1915-16), pp. 6, 33-34, 213
J.A. Petch, 1925, Roman Durham, Archaeologia Aeliana, 4, I, 29 and n.
P.T. Bidwell, 1988, The Civilian Settlement...of the Roman Fort at South Shields