River Tyne, Roman coins
River Tyne, Roman coins
HER Number
500
District
Newcastle
Site Name
River Tyne, Roman coins
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
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
Two Roman coins found in the Tyne on the site of the Roman bridge. One is a Sestertius of Hadrian from Newcastle (A.D. 132-4). On the obverse side is a bust of Hadrian with the legend HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, on the reverse is the imperial barge with the Emperor enthroned between two standards at the stern and a colossal wind-god as a figurehead on the prow, with the legend FELICITATI AVG(VSTI) CO(N)S(VLIS) III P(ATRIS) P(ATRIAE). The second coin is of Faustina the elder, wife of Antoninus Pius. On the obverse side is a draped head and bust with the legend, DIVA FAVSTINA; on the reverse side is a standing figure and the legend, AETERNITAS. Probably, like other coins from the site of the bridge, these were votive offerings to the river.
Easting
425200
Northing
563700
Grid Reference
NZ425200563700
Sources
<< HER 500 >> Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1905, Exhibited, 3, I, 72
Archaeologia Aeliana, 1906, First Brass Coin of Hadrian from the River Tyne, 3, II, 188
M.H. Dodds, ed. 1930, The Roman Bridge, Northumberland County History, XIII, 513-14 & Roman Imperial Coinage, 706
D.J. Smith, 1974, Museum of Antiquities Newcastle...An Illustrated Introduction no. 30 p. 27
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 192, 3, V, 13
Museum of Antiquities, 1925 Society of Antiquaries Donations Book, 28.i.1925
Archaeologia Aeliana, 1906, First Brass Coin of Hadrian from the River Tyne, 3, II, 188
M.H. Dodds, ed. 1930, The Roman Bridge, Northumberland County History, XIII, 513-14 & Roman Imperial Coinage, 706
D.J. Smith, 1974, Museum of Antiquities Newcastle...An Illustrated Introduction no. 30 p. 27
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 192, 3, V, 13
Museum of Antiquities, 1925 Society of Antiquaries Donations Book, 28.i.1925