Sunderland, Villiers Street, Roman coins

HER Number:
62

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Villiers Street, Roman coins

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Currency

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Coin

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:
C4

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:
401

Northing:
569

Grid Reference:
NZ401569

Lats/Lons:

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