South Shields, Trow Rocks, Roman coins

HER Number:
909

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Trow Rocks, Roman coins

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Currency

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Coin

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
There were several recorded finds of Roman coins from Trow Rocks between 1903 and 1910, Bidwell listing 30. At least some of these finds are thought to have been dredged from the River Tyne near the Swing Bridge in Newcastle, since it is recorded that material dredged from the river was tipped on the beach at Trow Rocks. The present location of the coins is obscure.

Easting:
384

Northing:
667

Grid Reference:
NZ384667

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 909 >> R. Blair, 1905, Exhibited Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, I (for 1903-04), pp. 94, 102 R. Blair, 1907, Miscellanea, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, II (for 1905-06), p. 189 R. Blair?, 1910, Donations to the MuseumProceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, IV (for 1909-10), pp. 222, 224 J.A. Petch, 1925, Roman Durham, Archaeologia Aeliana, 4, I ,p. 29 and n. P.T. Bidwell, 1988, The Civilian Settlement...of the Roman Fort at South Shields