South Shields vicus, Roman coins
South Shields vicus, Roman coins
HER Number
918
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
South Shields vicus, Roman coins
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
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
Roman coins have been found on a number of occasions in St. Stephen's churchyard, which lies west of the fort and within the area of the vicus. Coins of Gallienus and Marcus Aurelius were noted in 1899 as being found while digging a grave, at a depth of 4 feet. In 1903 the Society of Antiquaries were shown a Roman first brass of Lucius Verus, and in 1904 R. Blair exhibited "a first brass Roman coin of the empress Faustina the younger...". This area is no longer used as a graveyard.
Easting
436200
Northing
567900
Grid Reference
NZ436200567900
Sources
<< HER 918 >> Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1905, 3, I (for 1903-04), pp. 49, 258
P.T. Bidwell, 1988, The Civilian Settlement...of the Roman Fort at South Shields, No. 23 ii
P.T. Bidwell, 1988, The Civilian Settlement...of the Roman Fort at South Shields, No. 23 ii