Beach Road, Roman coin

HER Number

489

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Beach Road, Roman coin

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

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.

Easting

436850

Northing

567040

Grid Reference

NZ436850567040

Sources

<< HER 489 >> Pers comm. C. Hart, 1991, South Shields, Beach Road, Roman coin