South Hylton, Roman coin

HER Number

32

District

Sunderland

Site Name

South Hylton, Roman coin

Place

South Hylton

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

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 attributed to Antoninianus of Carausius (268-93 A.D.) found in 1962 on the east side of Dene View Crescent, South Hylton. The information is derived from a Sunderland Museum record but the present location of the coin is unknown.

Easting

435630

Northing

556730

Grid Reference

NZ435630556730

Sources

<< HER 32 >> Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards RPM, 1976, Roman coin