Villiers Street, Roman coins
Villiers Street, Roman coins
HER Number
62
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Villiers Street, Roman coins
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
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
In c.1820 coins of Constantine I (306-337 A.D.) were found during building excavations near the south end of Villiers Street, apparently by Dr. Collingwood jun. of Sunderland, who reported the discovery to the Newcastle Society of Antiquaries. The exact provenance and present location of the finds are unknown.
Easting
440100
Northing
556900
Grid Reference
NZ440100556900
Sources
<< HER 62 >> Gentleman's Magazine, 1821, Domestic Occurrences 91, April, p. 367
J.A. Petch, 1925, Roman Durham Archaeologia Aeliana, 4, I,p. 27
Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, JHO, 1952, Roman coins
J.W.Summers, 1858, History of Sunderland, p. 12
J.A. Petch, 1925, Roman Durham Archaeologia Aeliana, 4, I,p. 27
Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, JHO, 1952, Roman coins
J.W.Summers, 1858, History of Sunderland, p. 12